QUAD 405 bodge...

jack · Post by **jack** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 3:18 pm

Just noticed this:

Grief....

Mike H · Post by **Mike H** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:40 am

Oh I get it, replacing two TO3's

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:44 am

Mike H wrote:Oh I get it, replacing two TO3's

More than that - the cr*ppy wiring and the resulting explosion...

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:49 am

nickds1 wrote:
Mike H wrote:Oh I get it, replacing two TO3's
More than that - the cr*ppy wiring and the resulting explosion...

I thought you had done a full rebuild ?

jack · Post by **jack** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:52 am

pre65 wrote:
nickds1 wrote:
Mike H wrote:Oh I get it, replacing two TO3's
More than that - the cr*ppy wiring and the resulting explosion...
I thought you had done a full rebuild ?

I trust that was a joke

My full rebuild was IMMACULATE (see http://www.desmith.net/NMdS/Electronics ... rades.html) - this was another one that I was asked to look at after some nutter had had a go at it.

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:56 am

Ah, I see. That was not made clear.

Mike H · Post by **Mike H** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:57 pm

Yes I thought exactly the same! Thought it was his own

Mike H · Post by **Mike H** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 1:02 pm

nickds1 wrote:
Mike H wrote:Oh I get it, replacing two TO3's
More than that - the cr*ppy wiring and the resulting explosion...

Sorry hadn't looked that closely but see what you mean yeh can see the scorched bits now. And what looks like a hole in the tranny top left

Paul Barker · Post by **Paul Barker** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:31 pm

Having seen Nick's pictures before I did know it was not something he would do.

Or were you two just teasing?

pre65 · Post by **pre65** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:42 pm

Paul Barker wrote: Or were you two just teasing?

Moi ?

Mike H · Post by **Mike H** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 9:51 pm

Seriously I thought it was one he'd bought and had only just opened it