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post #136 of 180
11/21/08 at 4:50pm
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Shampoo...wrap that HDAM in electrical tape before you have a short with one of those exposed solder points on the main board pcb...(clock can or other metal contacts).

You've been lucky so far...don't tempt fate bro.

Peete.
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post #137 of 180
11/21/08 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete View Post
Shampoo...wrap that HDAM in electrical tape before you have a short with one of those exposed solder points on the main board pcb...(clock can or other metal contacts).

You've been lucky so far...don't tempt fate bro.

Peete.
Oh man thanks for the heads up Pete! I probably would have left it there that way until it got a short one day.
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post #138 of 180
11/21/08 at 7:49pm
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Originally Posted by shampoosuicide View Post
Oh man thanks for the heads up Pete! I probably would have left it there that way until it got a short one day.
Glad to help Shammer......the middle pin you pointed out (RCA outs assembly) is the correct spot for the HDAM ground lead !!!

Peete.
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post #139 of 180
11/22/08 at 10:04am
Okay so I built a little cradle for the HDAM out of some old callings cards, and covered it with electrical tape. Does this look alright?



Also, I have no soldering skills whatsoever, so I clipped the ground wire of the HDAM to the earth leg of the RCA jack. Is this okay?



Anything else I need to work on now?



Thanks in advance!
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post #140 of 180
11/22/08 at 11:14am
Good going. This is what I did:

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post #141 of 180
11/22/08 at 6:29pm
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Looks good Shammer......

Peete.
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post #142 of 180
11/23/08 at 2:33am
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Good going. This is what I did:
Ahh... A far simpler and elegant solution. Should have thought of that!

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Looks good Shammer......

Peete.
Thanks for the help again, all. Now I can sit back and enjoy my music
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post #143 of 180
11/26/08 at 3:09am
Can someone please post a big picture showing exactly where the soldering or alligator clip touches RCA ground?

I'm a little confused if I got it right on where exactly I should ground - I mean there are some "dents" (don't know the English term to it) separating L and R channel to ground, right?

(by the way, if I did right, there was no difference in sound quality to me)

Thanks!
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post #144 of 180
11/27/08 at 5:40am
Does anyone know what the blue small boxes that are next to the DAC op-amp are?
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post #145 of 180
11/27/08 at 12:29pm
Unfortunately my ZERO was broken because of my mistake. So I got the second unit, removed some components of the first one and took a picture of the PCB around the DAC opamp. Hope this could help someone:

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post #146 of 180
11/27/08 at 8:04pm
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Does anyone know what the blue small boxes that are next to the DAC op-amp are?
They are 560pF capacitors.
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post #147 of 180
12/11/08 at 2:26pm
Has anyone tried upgrading the stock power cable on the Zero? I was thinking of getting an Iron Lung Jellyfish or a Zu Birth cable for it. Thanks.
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post #148 of 180
12/11/08 at 5:02pm
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Has anyone tried upgrading the stock power cable on the Zero? I was thinking of getting an Iron Lung Jellyfish or a Zu Birth cable for it. Thanks.
Yup...just about anything is better than the POS it comes with......well worth trying...no need to spend stupid money on it though...Audio Advisor has a incredible deal on for Tributaries power cords...19.99 for a killer mains cable (1.5 ft) 12 ft is 30US.


Peete.
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post #149 of 180
12/11/08 at 10:15pm
It seems like the Tributaries power cord is sold out now. It's not on the website. I might just go for the Zu Birth cord. Thanks!
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post #150 of 180
12/12/08 at 2:07am
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It seems like the Tributaries power cord is sold out now. It's not on the website. I might just go for the Zu Birth cord. Thanks!
Wow that was fast.........I should have picked up a couple myself but thought they'd be around for a few more weeks.....that was a great deal....sorry you didn't get in on it

Peete.
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