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The PCB is made and bestucked in Hongary.
Casing is Dutch made (a local CNC company around the corner) and final assembly here at my place.
Casing and local assembly are done here which is more expensive but gives me better control over the quality.
Rgds
Hans
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So, in the event of such an occurrence, do you keep spare tabs on-hand? They look easy enough to replace if one can manage to safely disassemble the chassis.
Well Dex, yes I do keep spare ones, as for all parts. But opening the unit more then only the battery lid in principle voids warranty. Second you will not be able to remove the volume knob without the proper tools. If you try, chances are very high you will damage the housing and/or knob. Without removing the volume knob you cannot remove the PCB and thus remove the two rear end tabs. .
In case it happens just send it in for repair. I will be very lenient on the fees ok?
Hans.
__________________ iQube V2 coming, read all about it here
Find our cables and DIY parts webshop here: www.qables.com
The PCB is made and bestucked in Hongary.
Casing is Dutch made (a local CNC company around the corner) and final assembly here at my place.
Casing and local assembly are done here which is more expensive but gives me better control over the quality.
Rgds
Hans
Thanks for the excellent info, I just want to be sure about things as moon audio isn't doing returns on the pre- sale iQubes. I was going to keep the iQube for myself and give my son my mini box e+ If the blasted dollar wasn't so weak I wouldn't hesitate. One thing I have found is all the vendors I have delt with on head-fi are A++, and its really cool to have a dialog with the main man! Makes me feel more secure about those $$ purchases.
Now the other problem... my wife- whats that thing? Oh nothing just a headphone amp. wife - another one? how much was it? Not much, I just traded in my other one and paid a little extra , cough , cough. Or another good reply,- I finally used that amazon gift card you got me for x-mass...
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"Ya know Lloyd, just when I think you can't get any dumber, you go and do something like this, and TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF"
The PCB is made and bestucked in Hongary.
Casing is Dutch made (a local CNC company around the corner) and final assembly here at my place.
Casing and local assembly are done here which is more expensive but gives me better control over the quality.
That's it! The iQube and CanAmp share a small degree of Hungarian heritage.
Which reminds me that I took some shots of the business side of the iQube at the meet:
Sweet Jesus ! People were not kidding about what it takes to open the iQube for battery replacement. I spent 15 minutes last night and gave up with achy hands. Trial II today.
Sweet Jesus ! People were not kidding about what it takes to open the iQube for battery replacement. I spent 15 minutes last night and gave up with achy hands. Trial II today.
Yeah, it's some sort of evil rite-of-passage that Hans devised especially for his valued iQube customers...
Open the top side (the one with the single clip at the rear). Press it partially closed again (with your thumb over the portion where there isn't a clip underneath) until you hear a very slight "click". There should be a discernible gap of about 1mm between the cover and the chassis.
Now, pull upward on the opposite side with your 4 fingers, working them front-to-back, back-to-front. It should "click" and eventually come free.
With the cover off, try the clip massaging technique as I outlined above.
Thx Dex. I actually saw that. Trouble is, I still haven't gotten through step 1 (Open the top side w/ single clip at rear). It is extremely tight.
mm, one of the early mistakes I made was to press down on the middle rail of the chassis (with the "iQube" logo engraved on it), instead of the rubberized battery compartment cover. Could that possibly be what you're doing?
In any case, try this:
Hold the iQube in your two hands with the bottom of the unit (the battery cover) facing outwards. Place both of your thumbs directly over the area where the first, lone clip is located (the bottom corner closest to the "output" jack, shown below circled in green).
Push downward and outward simultaneously. The first side should come free, allowing you to complete the procedure as outlined above.
Last edited by Dexdexter; 03-19-2008 at 10:14 PM..
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If the blasted dollar wasn't so weak I wouldn't hesitate. One thing I have found is all the vendors I have delt with on head-fi are A++, and its really cool to have a dialog with the main man! Makes me feel more secure about those $$ purchases. 
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