Posts by samsquanch

I did a very quick search and noticed people saying that the Banzai does not use input filtering caps, is this true with yours?  If so, you're probably pushing dc voltage into your head phones.  If it does have filtering...

possible cold solder joints.

Ease of assembly does not equal quality.   Out of curiosity, are you using an orange handled weller iron, the type that is typically carried by home depot and the likes?  If so, that is not a temperature regulated iron,...

Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry  sure, but the lighter trick isn't too accurate...but OK I'll try to tin every part that's been burned.   you can use a pair of needle nose pliers to hold...

I'm not familiar with rockbox, but I know it allows alot of customization, is it possible that it puts a volume limit on the headphone out?  if they have it scaled back real hard it's possible you're not getting your full output...

how is your sansa hooked to your receiver?  are you coming out of the headphone jack?  if so, is the volume as loud as it can get before clipping?  

have you tried taking a lighter to the wire before you tin it?  sometimes that can burn off the enamel.

Quote: Originally Posted by earthpeople  Does it come loose at all during that time? the iPod will pause if it loses connection from the LOD. It doesn't appear to, I checked it as best I could while driving...

Also, with my statement of clean and isolated solder joints, that is not to imply that they couldn't be the problem, just that I tried my best to have them not be a problem.

So I made a new LOD yesterday, I did the jump from pins 11 to 15 with a piece of wire cut from a resistor, and a 68kOhm resistor connected between pins 21 and 29.  All solder connections are clean and isolated from neighboring...