Author Topic: How to swap Brown EQ with Black 242 EQ  (Read 6271 times)

gerrydaly

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How to swap Brown EQ with Black 242 EQ
« on: October 06, 2014, 08:07:31 PM »
Hi, I have just bought an SSL E Series 4000 console- 611 channel strips with brown EQ.

I am thinking of replacing all the channels in the console with black 242 EQ- but I am not an electronics engineer, just an IT engineer- is it just a simple case of swapping the EQ cards out, or is it more complicated>?

Thanks,
Gerry.

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Re: How to swap Brown EQ with Black 242 EQ
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2014, 08:51:27 PM »
Just swap the cards. 292 would need a pot change. Just pop it in and see if its good. That easy.

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Re: How to swap Brown EQ with Black 242 EQ
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2014, 09:27:08 PM »
Yup, just swap the cards, simple as that.

gerrydaly

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Re: How to swap Brown EQ with Black 242 EQ
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2014, 10:27:30 PM »
Thank you clip 6 - much appreciated

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Re: How to swap Brown EQ with Black 242 EQ
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2014, 10:28:23 PM »
Thank you atticmike - thats great news

sintech

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Re: How to swap Brown EQ with Black 242 EQ
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2014, 11:39:12 PM »
This has been covered before, if your channels have switched knob 'Filters In' they will act as true Black eq's, maybe.. if not, they will be as Keith Recycled Audio describes as 'Brown upgraded to Black'

http://www.recycledaudio.co.uk/consoles/ssl-faq-info/eq-types/tech-info/

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Re: How to swap Brown EQ with Black 242 EQ
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2014, 07:23:35 PM »
Great, thank you for the link sintech :)
« Last Edit: October 08, 2014, 07:47:33 PM by gerrydaly »