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02-10-2008, 02:54 PM
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Ok, good. Everything appears to be fine, as far as I can see from the pics. I don't see any obvious signs of a bad component. Great pics though! What are you going to do next? Just curious.
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Thank you!
I don't know what to do next, wait for Mr.Chan's holiday to end?
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02-10-2008, 03:04 PM
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Thank you!
I don't know what to do next, wait for Mr.Chan's holiday to end?
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If he's answering his emails, you probably should arrange to send it to him, and get it on it's way, so when the holiday is over, he'll have it and check it out. Hopefully, this would be ok with him. That is all I can think of. One thing is certain, the sooner you get it to him, the sooner you get it back, fixed. 
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02-10-2008, 03:35 PM
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Can I swap an op amp if I don't know what an op amp is? Do I need any tools?
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02-10-2008, 05:34 PM
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Does your LT1469 get hot when you have it in the dac? Mine gets really hot so I dare not to use it that way, shame when it sounded rather good.
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Hi, Henmyr! Yes, I am using this for my DAC and it gets very hot to the touch but seems to work just fine. I have had it in the Zero for about 2 weeks and listen to it constantly - probably 2 to 5 hours almost every evening that I am on the web (about every other evening).
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02-10-2008, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by edguetzow
Hi, Henmyr! Yes, I am using this for my DAC and it gets very hot to the touch but seems to work just fine. I have had it in the Zero for about 2 weeks and listen to it constantly - probably 2 to 5 hours almost every evening that I am on the web (about every other evening).
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I double checked the LT1469 and it was tested for up to 150c temperatures, with 0 failures. That is pretty impressive if you ask me.
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02-10-2008, 05:56 PM
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Can I swap an op amp if I don't know what an op amp is? Do I need any tools?
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Hi, Byrdman! Welcome to Head-fi, sorry about your wallet!!!
Opamp is short for operational amplifier. You have 3 opamps in the Zero that we have been "rolling" or changing out. One is in the DAC position (OPA2604) and is the digital to analog converting chip. Two others are in the headphone-out board and amplify the signal for both left and right channels of your headphones. The DAC chip (1) is a 2 channel chip, the headphone amps (2) are single channel.
The Zero was designed to allow the user to customize the sound of the unit to their taste by switching out (rolling) these opamps.
It is very easy to do. Turn off the unit, remove the cover (there are 6 screws), ground yourself by touching the case or other metal grounded object (to eliminate static electricity that can harm your chips) and look for the chip you want to change. They remove easily with needle-nose pliers or a chip puller. Be careful not to apply too much pressure - just enought to wiggle the chip loose.
Many here are getting chips free from the manufacturers as samples. Linear Technology is one of the more common ones. Take some time to read through this long discussion thread to get ideas. Penchum's original post (OP) has photos and lists combinations of chips that he has tried. Or do search of this thread for a particular chip that you are interested in.
Good to have you "onboard"!! 
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02-10-2008, 06:04 PM
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The only thing I have noticed (and it may be nothing) is: In the second pic down, that big "Sync MOS" chip looks like it had something wrong with it.
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FYI that's the microcontroller.
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I took out the chip and had a closer look. It looked just fine!
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@all:
Some piece of advice... check for ESD: wikipedia
Shortly before you touch any circuit (especially CMOS) like the DAC, touch your radiator, the water line or anything which is electroconductive and earthed.
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02-10-2008, 06:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by edguetzow
Hi, Henmyr! Yes, I am using this for my DAC and it gets very hot to the touch but seems to work just fine. I have had it in the Zero for about 2 weeks and listen to it constantly - probably 2 to 5 hours almost every evening that I am on the web (about every other evening).
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Originally Posted by Penchum
I double checked the LT1469 and it was tested for up to 150c temperatures, with 0 failures. That is pretty impressive if you ask me. |
Great. I have the LT1469IN8 so it should probably work even better then. Will probably put it back in the dac.
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02-10-2008, 06:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by edguetzow
Yes, I am using this for my DAC and it gets very hot to the touch but seems to work just fine.
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I double checked the LT1469 and it was tested for up to 150c temperatures, with 0 failures. That is pretty impressive if you ask me. |
They are about 1$ and with some thermal conductance paste you can probably rest easily: Heatsink for DIL-8
Last edited by kmel; 02-10-2008 at 06:55 PM.
Reason: URL corrected
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02-10-2008, 06:46 PM
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They are about 1$ and with some thermal conductance paste you can probably rest easily: Heatsink for DIL-8 |
Great find! Thanks! I had been looking for some of these.
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02-10-2008, 06:56 PM
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They are about 1$ and with some thermal conductance paste you can probably rest easily: Heatsink for DIL-8 |
Prior to you showing us the "correct" ones, I had been looking at these: Newegg.com - Thermaltake CL-C0025 RAM Heatsink - Retail
I thought I'd mod them for a better fit, since they are copper and easy to file.
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02-10-2008, 06:57 PM
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Great find! Thanks! I had been looking for some of these. |
The link doesen't work for me? I'm coming to this site Farnell Export
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02-10-2008, 07:01 PM
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Sorry, URL is corrected.
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They are about 1$ and with some thermal conductance paste you can probably rest easily: Heatsink for DIL-8 |
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02-10-2008, 07:10 PM
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They are about 1$ and with some thermal conductance paste you can probably rest easily: Heatsink for DIL-8 |
Thanks, Kmel!!
When I go to that link I get a page listing all worldwide distributors for the heatsink. I picked one of them (Hungary) and was sent to their site (in English) and did a search of their items. Found it.
Now I feel funny ordering 1 heatsink at 0.20 pound with shipping!!
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02-10-2008, 08:37 PM
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Hi everybody,
i'm just brand new on head-fi, so let me say hello to everybody one more time!
I've started reading this long looong thread on the Zero DAC, and..mmmm...it seems so interesting!
I'm sure the DAC section is pretty nice, maybe not the last word in high-end converters, but it looks like a very nice unit.
The headphone amp section is what makes me wonder hot good it could be..there are someone who have tried the built.in amop of the Zero DAC with my cheap and beloved Sony mdr-7506?
Last edited by strologu; 02-10-2008 at 08:38 PM.
Reason: some error writing in english...
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