Installed speedball now everything is wonky [resolved]

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Offline B13B3R

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on: December 30, 2017, 09:31:00 AM
Before installing speedball all my voltages and resistances where acceptable except that the rca pins read no resistance, but i was told that was fine.

7 and 9 not reading a resistance voltage as well as b3, b6 and still both rca jacks center pins

I dont believe i damaged anything but i plugged it in briefly even though i defiantly shouldn't have.
All Leds are functional
T1 7.5 v
t2 202v

after getting those 2 voltages i unplugged it asap
« Last Edit: January 04, 2018, 04:06:21 AM by Caucasian Blackplate »



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Reply #1 on: December 30, 2017, 11:19:17 AM
I tested oa and ob on the speedball and neither show any reading for resistance



Offline Paul Birkeland

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Reply #2 on: December 31, 2017, 10:13:56 AM
Measuring the resistance at terminals 7 and 9 is not part of the installation instructions on the Speedball.

Did you put the first small PC board on and then do the voltage tests before proceeding?

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Reply #3 on: December 31, 2017, 03:29:43 PM
the small boards voltages are all fine and well, ignore everything else i said before i was looking at a different manual because i'm a doofus.

Oa reads 110-120 on the big board and ob reads 120-135
their is heavy static on the right channel and occasional cut out in sound
 



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Reply #4 on: January 01, 2018, 11:16:23 AM
Did you listen to the Crack before proceeding with the big board?  A cutout in sound will generally be accompanied by a change in voltage.

One test that can be popular is to poke around the circuit with a wood chopstick with some inexpensive headphones plugged in.  That can help you find the problematic joint(s).

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Reply #5 on: January 03, 2018, 01:31:44 PM
I had it assembled already but was having problems, i just re soldered every joint and that did the trick. Thanks  :D