{"id":15429,"date":"2025-02-21T12:14:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T11:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bramjacobse.nl\/wordpress\/?p=15429"},"modified":"2025-07-31T18:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T17:50:50","slug":"dac-960-modded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bramjacobse.nl\/wordpress\/?p=15429","title":{"rendered":"DAC 960 D\/A Converter Unit Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What happend here made the XLR unbalanced<\/p>\n

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Relay L504 is missing ?<\/p>\n

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Capicitors remover and Resistors<\/p>\n

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Aha, the output transformers for the Balanced output are not in use..?<\/p>\n

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On this board there are also components missing , OPA 627 installeer<\/p>\n

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No fancy mods on solder side.<\/p>\n

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In the schematic<\/p>\n

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High end cable<\/p>\n

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Removed some modificaties<\/p>\n

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Removing some old glue<\/p>\n

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What happend here made the XLR unbalanced Relay L504 is missing ? Capicitors remover and Resistors Aha, the output transformers for the Balanced output are not in use..? 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