scottb
27 posts
Apr 23, 2009
5:50 AM
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Some of you may have seen my Retro Rocket mod thread.
Well, I was messing around last night, rewiring it to get the volume knob back and just put the cap in the circuit.
I got it all wired up and it sounded GREAT but a lot of voume was lost. I decided to try something a little different and this time NO OUTPUT.
I put it back to the old way, NO OUTPUT.
I took out the pot and just went element to jack, NO OUTPUT
I tried element to PLUG, NO OUTPUT.\
Did I fry my element with heat while soldering?
Is there any fix or am I in the market for a replacement element?
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MrVerylongusername
267 posts
Apr 23, 2009
6:05 AM
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More than likely I'm afraid. Crystals don't like heat.
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jonsparrow
150 posts
Apr 23, 2009
6:43 AM
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that sucks. id be pissed.
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scottb
28 posts
Apr 23, 2009
8:04 AM
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I'm not that upset. I never tinker around with anything I'm not willing to screw up. Now I've learned my lesson and I won't overheat anymore elements.
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Greg Heumann
4 posts
Apr 23, 2009
9:45 AM
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There are lots of ways to ruin a crystal! Be sure to use a heat-controlled soldering iron. Pre-tin the leads and the lugs. Then place lead on log and apply heat just until the solder flows and get the hell out of there.
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/Greg
http://www.BlowMeAway.com
http://www.BlueStateBand.net
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Zhin
233 posts
Apr 23, 2009
9:56 AM
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a tribute to your element:
"draw 2, draw 2, blow 4 hold, draw 2, blow 4, blow 5....."
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http://www.youtube.com/harmonicazhin
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Greg Heumann
5 posts
Apr 23, 2009
10:30 AM
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Zhin - LOL!
Jon - with all due respect that is NOT a good way to solder. The rosin/flux in the solder disappears VERY quickly and if the the components aren't pre-tinned there is no guarantee that your method will produce a good solder joint. It is possible for that ball of solder to mechanically trap the wire next to the lug, but it will be a "cold" solder joint and will fail quickly. The heat and materials involved in soldering create oxidation very quickly and the oxides interfere with a good joint.
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/Greg
http://www.BlowMeAway.com
http://www.BlueStateBand.net
Last Edited by on Apr 23, 2009 1:46 PM
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jonsparrow
155 posts
Apr 23, 2009
10:53 AM
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good to know. ill never do it again. never had a problem with it yet, but your the pro not me. thanks for the advice.
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