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Offline colonizeyourmind

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Broken Beta Lead
« on: February 11, 2012, 01:38:12 am »
my tech says my beta lead may have a blown IC on the preamp board.  anyone have any idea how hard it would be to find a replacement?

Offline rot gut

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Re: Broken Beta Lead
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2012, 10:08:21 am »
gotta find out which one and start googling.

Offline loudthud

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Re: Broken Beta Lead
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2012, 01:32:40 pm »
If it's the impossible to find (not quite, but pretty close) MC14506, there is a way to build a little two chip stack that will replace it. See post below.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2012, 05:27:22 pm by loudthud »

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Re: Broken Beta Lead
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2012, 01:50:54 pm »
This is a little module that is made from a 16 pin DIP component carrier with two chips. A socket needs to be installed on the Beta preamp PCB. This is not a job for amateurs.

Keywords: Beta Lead Bass footswitch mc14506 IC replacement

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Re: Broken Beta Lead
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2012, 03:43:46 pm »
thanks for your input. i'll pass this information along and hopefully it will help.