"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:13:19 -0500, "Chad Wahls"
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"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
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I heard they had problems with self-oscillation. Is that just a rumor?



Nope not a rumor. After time and abuse the filter networks on the ass end
of the output section age. You can dial it back in with the tuning
inductors, but if it has been run really hard then replacing the section
is
best, it's cheaper than a rebuild down the road when it finally takes off.
Ironically you can tune it with a scope and an old tube AM radio, yes
folks
an AM radio! You watch the scope till you get the junk out of the outputs
then liastn to the radio, when you can hear your talk radio again then
it's
tuned, crude but amazingly effective.


Holy crap..... I saved this post in case I ever have to work on one!



Gotta do it with the cover off to get as much stray RF as possible. There
are tuning holes in the top cover that correspond to the inductors. Never
hurts to pop the top and look for burnt components in the network. Also a
good idea and pull the power board and hard wire all the screw studs
together that reference ground. This keeps a loose screw from the bottom
plate from causing major problems! (the bottom plate is the ground bus
(grrrrr))

Mackie is a headache with screws, Kurtzweil is the worst, yadada yadada.
I
could talk shop and stupid musicians for days. Maybe I should attend
the
picnic.


Mackie sucks. But Behringer kicks ass inside and out! The only thing
I've -ever- had to do to a Behringer was replace the occasional busted
or missing knob.



I've been inside the occasional Behringer to repair cold solder etc in the
old daze, they had notorious QC problems, but in the past few years they
have come leaps and bounds. I still have to turn them away due to
difficulty obtaining parts. I recently bought a couple of their DI boxes
and you can't beat them for twice the price. I'm seriously looking into
their DSP2496 system controllers right now.


I have a friend that runs some Behringer stuff in his band. He uses a
lot of sequences, too. I'll give him a call and ask exactly what he
runs and what he recommends.



The DSP2496 is slick, it takes a digital input which is going to be nice
when I get a digital FOH console. The price is right and they work great.
I have used their subharmonic synth, it's great also, right where DBX left
off! The digital EQ is cool, but console wise my needs are above what they
produce at this time.

I think it's wonderful to see such a company do a complete 180 in just a few
years. Behringer products are popping up more and more on the road and are
becoming accepted by visiting engineers. Can't go wrong. I use their
products for tools moreso than as a whole but they have what I need.

Chad