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Technical Manuals & Documentation / SSL FXG384
« Last post by guy_4 on March 27, 2024, 03:02:38 PM »
Hello All,

I am in search of the Service Manual for the 1U Compressor Unit FXG384.
Any technical information and service experience will be much appreciated.
Thanks.

Best,
Guy
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4K,6K,8K Series / Re: VCA Card recapping trouble
« Last post by horizonsound on March 19, 2024, 08:32:34 PM »
The E13 VCA cards have some of the greatest failure rates of all the cards. Usually due to corroded traces, and given the age of your console, it would be common.
The corrosion can also affect surrounding components.
I have repaired many cracked solder joints as well, which can only be seen under a microscope. These cards generate a lot of heat with the VCA module.

Anthony.
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4K,6K,8K Series / VCA Card recapping trouble
« Last post by tlmaen on March 19, 2024, 05:30:00 PM »
Hi,
I recently recapped all of the VCA Cards and changed C9 from 10uf to 100uf.
After I did all of the Channels, about 10 cards stopped working or behaved very strange.
(The are distorted or have no signal alt all or have full signal without a chance to level it...)
I quadruple checked the values and orientation of the Caps.
Also checked and measured the traces. I sometimes soldered the caps on both sides of the Board.
I am quite experienced with recapping and soldering, but this time I have no clue...
Could it be the ICs on the Board? Or the VCA Itself?
Is there any place to start for trouble shooting?
I am lost right now...

Thanks,
Tilmann
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4K,6K,8K Series / Re: Adding aux
« Last post by horizonsound on March 19, 2024, 03:53:24 AM »
Yes, the install of this cues mix system is very complex.
It took a tap off the Cue 4 - pre fader, and sent it via a additional buffer board on each channel, to U9 of the edge connector.
All back planes had an additional flying BICC connector to then carry the signal to the cues matric mixer. From the cues mixer it went to a modified SL652G split cues box.

You would be looking at a minimum USD$8000 to get this setup for a 48 channel console, and that is a low end estimate for an additional 4x cues only..

Anthony.
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4K,6K,8K Series / Re: Adding aux
« Last post by Riff Raff on March 17, 2024, 11:04:32 AM »
Thanks Anthony.
That's gorgious !!!!
But I think it will be far cheaper for me to do a custom mod on my console (I found where to take the signal pre and post) to add 8 or 12 stereo aux with 2 mono talk back channels (one from control room, one from studio TB mics), one stereo return for tracking reverb and one stereo return for mix to can with a priority to mute aux sends (but let talkbacks) while listenning mix to can.
What is your price, just for curiosity ?
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4K,6K,8K Series / Re: Adding aux
« Last post by horizonsound on March 16, 2024, 10:58:07 PM »
Would adding a split cues system work for you?

This puts 1-4 aux sends on the left of the console, and makes the right of the console 5-8.

Alternatively, I have a cues matrix system here which adds up to 8 additional cue sends, for a total of 12 cue sends. It was from a live TV studio, on a 6088G console.

It requires considerable modification to each channel, and the back planes.



Anthony.
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4K,6K,8K Series / Re: Adding aux
« Last post by Richealey on March 15, 2024, 04:14:43 PM »
On the early E series at Le Studio I modded the rear buss to be an extra send. I turned the front / rear pan into gain control for rear only.  I bypassed the L / R pan pot for the rears. I pulled the rear VCA cards in the center section and you could use the pre VCA sends as your outputs.
Paul Northfield can up with the idea. He was always coming up with cool ideas.
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4K,6K,8K Series / Re: Adding aux
« Last post by Clip6 on March 15, 2024, 02:33:14 AM »
Also you could do bluestone/ air cues mod. You get send off front rear buss assign. You also could do what Shelly Yakus does and mod the buss pan and make that an efx send. Lots of work on those two choices. You could only modify a few channels like tla did. He has a few just for extra send for say vocal.
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4K,6K,8K Series / Re: Adding aux
« Last post by Clip6 on March 15, 2024, 02:28:19 AM »
When you select say bus 1-4 at the same time the direct level on each buss will control master level for each buss. If you return buss to console the main fader now becomes efx level control also.
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