[Pricklely Peete]

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.

 

[shampoosuicide]

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Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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.

 

[Pricklely Peete]

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Originally Posted by shampoosuicide /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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.

 

[shampoosuicide]

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!

 

[Currawong]

Good going.

This is what I did:

 

[Pricklely Peete]

Looks good Shammer......

Peete.

 

[shampoosuicide]

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Originally Posted by Currawong /img/forum/go_quote.gif Good going. This is what I did:

Ahh... A far simpler and elegant solution. Should have thought of that!

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Originally Posted by Pricklely Peete /img/forum/go_quote.gif Looks good Shammer...... Peete.

Thanks for the help again, all. Now I can sit back and enjoy my music

 

[Sganzerla]

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!

 

[Syu]

Does anyone know what the blue small boxes that are next to the DAC op-amp are?

 

[isao2k8]

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:

 

[isao2k8]

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Originally Posted by Syu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Does anyone know what the blue small boxes that are next to the DAC op-amp are?

They are 560pF capacitors.

 

[raekwonse]

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.

 

[Pricklely Peete]

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Originally Posted by raekwonse /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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.

 

[raekwonse]

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!

 

[Pricklely Peete]

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Originally Posted by raekwonse /img/forum/go_quote.gif 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.