Re: EDP playback volume decreasing bug

[Bret <echoplex@yahoo.com>]

Kim,
For our edification, what part is it?
bret
--- Kim Flint <kflint@loopers-delight.com> wrote:
> Hi Manfred-
> 
> That is a known issue and can easily be repaired by Gibson. there was
> a
> problem with tolerances from a particular part vendor that caused
> this on
> some units, and the fact that it was sporadic made it hard to catch
> in
> production testing. They have the problem nailed now. Getting that
> part
> replaced fixes it.
> 
> They can do it for you in the UK, at the trace elliot factory where
> the
> Echoplex is made. I don't know if that is still a problem for you to
> ship
> there. You can contact them at info@trace-elliot.com. Maybe they can
> just
> send you the part if you think you can do it yourself.
> 
> Or you can contact Shane Radtke <shane.radtke@gibson.com>, who runs
> the
> service center in the US. He's a good guy and very helpful.
> 
> kim
> 
> 
> At 5:07 AM -0800 11/3/00, Manfred Bohnhoff wrote:
> >Sorry list, may I bother you with a suspected hardware problem?
> >
> >This does not seem to be covered by the FAQ as my EDP is only 1 1/2
> yrs
> >old  (loop v5.0, RAM maxed)
> >I recently received a hint that it might be a known issue anyway.
> >
> >So is anyone on the list able to pass me helpful information?
> >
> >It would be extremely costy to ship the device abroad for service
> (me
> >living in Germany) and slight hardware modifications should not be a
> >major problem to do for me.
> >
> >Problem description:
> >what I experience is that with the feedback control set to full
> >(meanwhile I hardware bypassed it which didn`t help) the playback
> volume
> >of intended infinite loops eventually decreases. The amount of the
> >decrease is in the order of 50 per cent within 1 or 2 minutes. I
> found
> >no way to "safely" reproduce the effect. Sometimes it occurs, and
> >sometimes not.
> >
> >Manfred
> 
> 
>
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> Kim Flint                     | Looper's Delight
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> 
> 


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