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Title: Anyone have a UA-5 die after the digimod?
Post by: ReverbSF on August 04, 2004, 10:35:10 PM

So.....

I just bought my UA-5 and decided to go ahead with the digimod DIY style, thanks to the info at:

http://ca.geocities.com/dkleined@rogers.com/audio/

Now it doesn't power up.

Has anyone had this experience? Am I totally hosed here? All I did was scrape the one tracer and solder on the jumper. Seemed pretty basic, at the time...

Time for a drink
-B

Title: Re: Anyone have a UA-5 die after the digimod?
Post by: ReverbSF on August 05, 2004, 08:46:52 PM

Forget about it....

After some diagnostics, a short temper tantrum and a few shots of Jack Daniels, I've determined that this thing is totall shot. Anyone want a UA-5 for free spare parts?

-B

Title: Re: Anyone have a UA-5 die after the digimod?
Post by: neumannkid on August 05, 2004, 09:54:11 PM

Damn are you sure it cant be fixed?
What happened to make it unusable?
 

Title: Re: Anyone have a UA-5 die after the digimod?
Post by: caymanreview on August 06, 2004, 07:51:17 AM

where did you buy it in the first place?

Title: Re: Anyone have a UA-5 die after the digimod?
Post by: dklein on August 06, 2004, 10:15:28 AM

Did you slip anywhere with the soldering iron?  Neither of those spots are near the power supply.  I could see how you could mess up the digital path but it should still power up.  Check for power from your wall wart.

Title: Re: Anyone have a UA-5 die after the digimod?
Post by: ReverbSF on August 06, 2004, 03:42:11 PM

Yeah, I find it pretty peculiar, too.

The wall wart meaasures a steady +12v DC. I pretty darn sure I didn't hit anything other than the 2 solder points and the one tracer. I talked to one of my buddies who works for the man designing boards & stuff over at Intel and he's gonna take a look at it and tell me what he thinks. One of the few redeeming qualities of working in the Silicon Valley....

Title: Re: Anyone have a UA-5 die after the digimod?
Post by: AT853rxwh on August 07, 2004, 02:53:40 PM

Quote from: ReverbSF on August 05, 2004, 08:46:52 PM

Forget about it....

After some diagnostics, a short temper tantrum and a few shots of Jack Daniels, I've determined that this thing is totall shot. Anyone want a UA-5 for free spare parts?

-B

Tell ya what, if ya want to send it to me I will look at it and see if it is repairable...  Don't trash it sometimes all things need is another set of eyes.

Title: Re: Anyone have a UA-5 die after the digimod?
Post by: Robby Grossman on August 14, 2004, 03:02:42 PM

Quote from: AT853rxwh on August 07, 2004, 02:53:40 PM

Quote from: ReverbSF on August 05, 2004, 08:46:52 PM

Forget about it....

After some diagnostics, a short temper tantrum and a few shots of Jack Daniels, I've determined that this thing is totall shot. Anyone want a UA-5 for free spare parts?

-B

Don't trash it sometimes all things need is another set of eyes.

I can't even begin to say how true this is.