[Jimmy24]

You should be good to go with those items. Let us know how it goes and good luck!

 

[saxophone]

Yeah. I probably won't be able to buy it for a month or so. I might just wait until the next speedball sale so I can get both at the same time.

In the mean time, I'm going to solder everything.

 

[Jimmy24]

That's what I would do as well. Btw, it takes time to wait for the Crack to arrive just to let you know. Last time it took 3 to 4 weeks before I received mine. Just giving you a heads up for the wait time.

 

[Mich4lle]

Hello Funyunbreath,
 
I saw this picture of you Crack about a year ago and was very impressed, in fact I am sure I commented on it.
I have a question for you though, I have bought the same tube sockets with adapters and I just want to know how the are installed.
The main part of my concern has to do with where the top and bottom wires go. If the wire went into the bottom hoop of the normal socket,
does it go into the outside hoop on the adapter?
 
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Mich4lle]

 This is the image I was talking about.

 

[Mich4lle]

Ok so a complete disaster has befallen me. In the process of removing the sockets I broke one of the LEDs in the 9 pin socket.
I have no idea what to replace it with, or if the crack might work without it. Can somebody please let me know what I can do about it.
Thank you in advance for any help.

 

[Whit3Rav3n]

The amp will not work correctly without the LED. You need a HLMP-6000 as a replacement.

 

[Mich4lle]

Is that the only way, because I live in South Africa and the post is VERY slow.
Is there not some alternative I can use that I might be able to source locally?
If not I will just be without my Crack for a while. 

 

[JamieMcC]

  Ok so a complete disaster has befallen me. In the process of removing the sockets I broke one of the LEDs in the 9 pin socket.
I have no idea what to replace it with, or if the crack might work without it. Can somebody please let me know what I can do about it.
Thank you in advance for any help.

 
Just look for HLMP-6000 on ebay they are plenty of sellers or you can find them at electronic specialists like Mouser. I think Bottlehead are also selling spares.
 
http://www.mouser.co.uk/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=HLMP-6000

 

[Mich4lle]

Like I said to WhiteRaven, I live in South Africa, which has really slow post.
I am looking for an alternative I can source locally.
I can order it straight fro Bottlehead, or one of the Ebay retailers which are all in the UK, both options mean I will have to wait for the terrible post service.
Thanks for the replies though.

 

[saxophone]

For those of you who have build the speedball upgrade, do you suggest building the Crack with speedball upgrade in one go or do you suggest building the Crack, testing it and then upgrading it with the speedball?

 

[Keithpgdrb]

For those of you who have build the speedball upgrade, do you suggest building the Crack with speedball upgrade in one go or do you suggest building the Crack, testing it and then upgrading it with the speedball?

Build it without first to make sure it works. Then add. Even if you buy them together.

 

[BrettMatthews]

For those of you who have build the speedball upgrade, do you suggest building the Crack with speedball upgrade in one go or do you suggest building the Crack, testing it and then upgrading it with the speedball?

Definitely build them separate, you don't want to have to try to diagnose a problem with the speedball without having a solid base to start.
 
I just finished building mine not that long ago and added the speedball even more recently. Amazing pairing with the HD600's, sounds fantastic, but sadly I am thinking of selling the pair and downgrading my setup as I just haven't had time to do much listening lately.

 

[daltonljj]

  Like I said to WhiteRaven, I live in South Africa, which has really slow post.
I am looking for an alternative I can source locally.
I can order it straight fro Bottlehead, or one of the Ebay retailers which are all in the UK, both options mean I will have to wait for the terrible post service.
Thanks for the replies though.

 Dont think there is anyway to get around it unless you can find a local electronics store that sells the HLMP-6000. And what do you mean bu broke? The leads broke off? The leads of mine broke off last time too so what i did was i carefully soldered a short piece of bare wire wire to reconnect them. But of course i ordered fresh stocks of it to replace it. Just order 2 to 3. they are really cheap should you damage it again there will be spares.
 
 

For those of you who have build the speedball upgrade, do you suggest building the Crack with speedball upgrade in one go or do you suggest building the Crack, testing it and then upgrading it with the speedball?

 
If you have some experience and know what you're doing and have studied and understand circuits before, you could built them together cos the crack isn't really a tough job. However if you don't have any prior knowledge but insist on building it together you will need to be extremely careful in following all the steps in the instruction manual cos should you do it wrongly it will be hard for you to diagnose the issue. So might be best to do it separately although it maybe a little troublesome haha.

 

[brokensound]

Are there any local builders in the So-Cal area? Everything worked before my Speedball upgrade. Now the music sounds distant and there's low volume hum. I totally would troubleshoot it, but it's been difficult to find the time between school and work.