lencotweaker
Mostly dreaming of record players
Hi all,
I recently bought an Avondale S100 (don't know if it is LesW built or not) that has arrived with a kaput LED on the front panel. Amp is working normally otherwise so not a real biggie but it is useful to know when it's powered up. Does anyone know what the replacement part is that I need to order? I am an electronics numpty but can just about wield a soldering iron when pushed so that armed with the correct part I'm sure I can sort it.
For what its worth here are a few pics of the broken LED. It appears to be panel mount, pushed in from the back of the panel (glued in). The long thin part that has broken off is 2mm diameter.
Once I have this minor issue sorted I'm going to think about what improvements might be possible to this amp as it seems there has been a lot of development by Les over the years.
Overall layout
SSM1
Minicap 6's
NCC200's (early ones I think. One board has also suffered a burnt out resistor at some point. They have been checked over by WitchHat recently according to documentation from the seller so presume all is OK)
I'm thinking the only obvious improvement I can make to these is to install a pair HCR200's between the Minicap 6's and the NCC200's. Is it that simple?
I'd need to move the SSM1 module onto the back of the front panel and swing round and squeeze the Minicap 6's between the transformers to make space for HCR200's but it looks just about do-able. Any opinions on a configuration like this?
More importantly what would HCR200's bring me sound wise?
Anyway grateful for any assistance, especially to fix the LED initially, and of course for your helpful advice
I recently bought an Avondale S100 (don't know if it is LesW built or not) that has arrived with a kaput LED on the front panel. Amp is working normally otherwise so not a real biggie but it is useful to know when it's powered up. Does anyone know what the replacement part is that I need to order? I am an electronics numpty but can just about wield a soldering iron when pushed so that armed with the correct part I'm sure I can sort it.
For what its worth here are a few pics of the broken LED. It appears to be panel mount, pushed in from the back of the panel (glued in). The long thin part that has broken off is 2mm diameter.
Once I have this minor issue sorted I'm going to think about what improvements might be possible to this amp as it seems there has been a lot of development by Les over the years.
Overall layout
SSM1
Minicap 6's
NCC200's (early ones I think. One board has also suffered a burnt out resistor at some point. They have been checked over by WitchHat recently according to documentation from the seller so presume all is OK)
I'm thinking the only obvious improvement I can make to these is to install a pair HCR200's between the Minicap 6's and the NCC200's. Is it that simple?
I'd need to move the SSM1 module onto the back of the front panel and swing round and squeeze the Minicap 6's between the transformers to make space for HCR200's but it looks just about do-able. Any opinions on a configuration like this?
More importantly what would HCR200's bring me sound wise?
Anyway grateful for any assistance, especially to fix the LED initially, and of course for your helpful advice
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