Well Here Goes... K16LS in Dynaco Chassis?

bobboyer · 16th June 2010, 02:38 AM

Been a member for a while, done some searches, tried to read some and then got stoopid. Bought an SCA-80 Dynaco integrated on fleabay last week and have been studying it since. I built one of these a bazillion years ago but I just followed the directions and it worked. Sonofagun...

Have rarely touched a soldering iron since.

Anywho, after looking it over and hooking it up, the principle conclusions are 1) good thing I only paid $20 and 2) chunk everything but the chassis and faceplate and install an s5 electronics kit in the chassis. I'm leaning towards the well-documented K16LS with some upgrades as I go along.

The chassis itself is on good shape and a little cleaning and black paint will bring the cover back up to snuff. The faceplate needs some work - looks like dried residue from duct tape is all over it. Pix will follow.

To begin, then, two questions:

Will the 6005s be short enough to fit under the hood?

How have folks restored face plates without ruining or erasing the remaining silkscreen lettering?

Thanks in advance for your help. Search isn't doing much for the cleaning question and I've got plenty of reading to do on the K16LS before I order it.

indianajo · 16th June 2010, 05:57 PM

Well, one paint careful cleaning agent is Scrubbing Bubbles. Also sold by Family Dollar in spray bottles as glycol ether EB in $1 spray bottles. Don't know if it removes duct tape, though.

Svein_B · 16th June 2010, 06:06 PM

Tape residue is best removed with citrus based solvent. It is sold here as "label-off" spray bottle. Sport shops also sell a similar liquid for ski-wax removal.

bobboyer · 16th June 2010, 07:24 PM

Thanks. I'll try some on what's left. I got most of it last night with some Armor-All cleaner (a Simple Green cleaner) in warm water. Lost a little bit of the silkscreening but not enough to worry over.

Svein_B · 16th June 2010, 07:36 PM

Hairdryer or heatgun and some finger rubbing also work well on most glue residues.

16th June 2010, 02:38 AM	#1
bobboyer diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009	Well Here Goes... K16LS in Dynaco Chassis? Been a member for a while, done some searches, tried to read some and then got stoopid. Bought an SCA-80 Dynaco integrated on fleabay last week and have been studying it since. I built one of these a bazillion years ago but I just followed the directions and it worked. Sonofagun... Have rarely touched a soldering iron since. Anywho, after looking it over and hooking it up, the principle conclusions are 1) good thing I only paid $20 and 2) chunk everything but the chassis and faceplate and install an s5 electronics kit in the chassis. I'm leaning towards the well-documented K16LS with some upgrades as I go along. The chassis itself is on good shape and a little cleaning and black paint will bring the cover back up to snuff. The faceplate needs some work - looks like dried residue from duct tape is all over it. Pix will follow. To begin, then, two questions: Will the 6005s be short enough to fit under the hood? How have folks restored face plates without ruining or erasing the remaining silkscreen lettering? Thanks in advance for your help. Search isn't doing much for the cleaning question and I've got plenty of reading to do on the K16LS before I order it.

16th June 2010, 05:57 PM	#2
indianajo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jeffersonville, Indiana USA	cleaning without destroying paint Well, one paint careful cleaning agent is Scrubbing Bubbles. Also sold by Family Dollar in spray bottles as glycol ether EB in $1 spray bottles. Don't know if it removes duct tape, though. __________________ Dynakit ST70, ST120, PAS2,Hammond H182(2 ea),H112,A100,10-82TC,Peavey CS800S,SP2-XT's, T-300 HF Projs, Steinway console, Herald RA88a mixer, Wurlitzer 4500

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16th June 2010, 06:06 PM	#3
Svein_B diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Tape residue is best removed with citrus based solvent. It is sold here as "label-off" spray bottle. Sport shops also sell a similar liquid for ski-wax removal.

16th June 2010, 07:24 PM	#4
bobboyer diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2009	Thanks. I'll try some on what's left. I got most of it last night with some Armor-All cleaner (a Simple Green cleaner) in warm water. Lost a little bit of the silkscreening but not enough to worry over.

16th June 2010, 07:36 PM	#5
Svein_B diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Hairdryer or heatgun and some finger rubbing also work well on most glue residues.

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