Hi there Voltwide and the rest of the the diyaudio forum,
Seth here from Boston, MA, USA as my Dynacord CLS-222 is dead and I could use some help.
First off, I'm honored that Voltwide is on here, as he created the original Dynacord CLS-22 (which preceded the CLS-222). In fact, he suggested that I post this here to put it out to everyone.
Long story short, I've had mine since about high school in the late '80s, and it has never let me down until now. As I haven't gigged out in years, it just sat unused in climate controlled storage for about 10 years along with my Hammond XB-2. Last year, I pulled them both out, cleaned them up, and they worked great. Sure enough, I put them back in storage until now. Turns out both are dead.
(FYI, per the XB-2, I'm guessing it's likely "bitrot" per the sound chip on the motherboard -- as almost no sound is coming out, and there are no replacements available. But that's another story, I guess!)
Per the CLS-222, to my dismay, once I realized it was dead, I opened it up and both internal T315mA fuses were blown. I bought some replacement fuses, plugged it in, the lights came on for a millisecond, and then it went out -- blowing another set of fuses. Darn.
I've taken the top and bottom covers off and everything looks brand-new and pristine inside the unit. One capacitor (at C083) was tilted and not flush to the board, so I unsoldered it, tested it (which seemed to test fine per my rudimentary multimeter), checked for any leaking that might have pushed it up (there was none), and put it back. Likely a red herring there.
Any idea why it's shorting out? Again, the unit did not see wear and tear...it largely sat in my home studio or in storage...and none of the capacitors look swollen. Is there a quick fix?
I'm certainly no electrical genius, but I guess I could order parts and solder and replace them if necessary - but that's about the limit of my skills.
I'd be super-grateful for whatever advice you might have - especially Voltwide. Thank you all in advance for your help! - Seth
PICTURES (I can post more if necessary - particularly close-ups)
Seth here from Boston, MA, USA as my Dynacord CLS-222 is dead and I could use some help.
First off, I'm honored that Voltwide is on here, as he created the original Dynacord CLS-22 (which preceded the CLS-222). In fact, he suggested that I post this here to put it out to everyone.
Long story short, I've had mine since about high school in the late '80s, and it has never let me down until now. As I haven't gigged out in years, it just sat unused in climate controlled storage for about 10 years along with my Hammond XB-2. Last year, I pulled them both out, cleaned them up, and they worked great. Sure enough, I put them back in storage until now. Turns out both are dead.
(FYI, per the XB-2, I'm guessing it's likely "bitrot" per the sound chip on the motherboard -- as almost no sound is coming out, and there are no replacements available. But that's another story, I guess!)
Per the CLS-222, to my dismay, once I realized it was dead, I opened it up and both internal T315mA fuses were blown. I bought some replacement fuses, plugged it in, the lights came on for a millisecond, and then it went out -- blowing another set of fuses. Darn.
I've taken the top and bottom covers off and everything looks brand-new and pristine inside the unit. One capacitor (at C083) was tilted and not flush to the board, so I unsoldered it, tested it (which seemed to test fine per my rudimentary multimeter), checked for any leaking that might have pushed it up (there was none), and put it back. Likely a red herring there.
Any idea why it's shorting out? Again, the unit did not see wear and tear...it largely sat in my home studio or in storage...and none of the capacitors look swollen. Is there a quick fix?
I'm certainly no electrical genius, but I guess I could order parts and solder and replace them if necessary - but that's about the limit of my skills.
I'd be super-grateful for whatever advice you might have - especially Voltwide. Thank you all in advance for your help! - Seth
PICTURES (I can post more if necessary - particularly close-ups)
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Shifting this thread to the main CLS-222 thread per Voltwide's request:
Dynacord CLS 222 Leslie Simulator clone
Dynacord CLS 222 Leslie Simulator clone
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