Electrocompaniet EC1 help requested

[BEARD]

Recently I bought an Electrocompaniet EC-1 preamplifier.
Unfortunately someone has been tampering around with it.
The power supply transformer is missing and several copper tracks have been cut. several capacitors exchanged.
I would like to restore it to its former glory.
Can anyone help me with a service manual and/or schematiscs for this beautiful Norwegian piece of electronics?

Thanks!

Best wishes, Jac

 

[Jonathan Bright]

Not sure if this is useful but I put "Matti Otala" in Google some years ago and ended up at a good site run by some ex-Electrocompaniet people who had at least some schematics there. I also recall others speaking positively about the official commercial site. I know you have to pick the right words for the DIY search facility to give of its best but I'm sure there are existing threads that will be helpful.

 

[Zen Mod]

look somwhere at
http://users.otenet.gr/~athsam/index.htm

I dunno is it EC1 or something else,but I remember that I saw at least one EC amp

 

[BEARD]

Thanks for your comment.
I was not successful in finding what I need.
I requested Electrocompaniet itself for help, but they were not willing to do so....
Definately not a plus for Electrocompaniet!

The existing Electro threads also did not show me to the solution...

I will keep on looking for the schematics (and hope someone can help me finding them).

Best regards, Jac

 

[BEARD]

Hello,

No, that is the original 25+25W power amp.
Unfortunately not the EC-1 preamp.

Best wishes, Jac

 

[Zen Mod]

Hello,

No, that is the original 25+25W power amp.
Unfortunately not the EC-1 preamp.

Best wishes, Jac

sorry,just didn't catch "pre" part..........
mea culpa!

 

[Cobra2]

Ec

EC have new owners, (and mooved), and I would guess service is difficult with a lot of the "pre-historic" models...

Arne K

(Getting it back to original state would only be interesting for museum-use...IMHO)

 

[doanh]

EC-1

I have one with a manual. I will check the manual for you. If possible, I will scan it in and email it to you.

I guess I can consider selling it too since I have not used it in 7 yrs. long story..

give me your email privately I guess.

 

[ben goh]

Hi

Would you be able to take a photo of the internal mess?

Let us see anything we can help.

Thanks

 

[BEARD]

Thanks doanh and ben goh,

I have sorted out the interior so far and replaced all electrolytics.
The transistors measure ok, as well as all other components, but still it is not working properly.

Since it is quite a complicated circuitry, I cannot proceed without a proper circuit diagram.

If you would be able to send me a good scan, that will certainly help!

I am a relative new user and it appears that I have not made enough posts in order to email...
Well in that case: my direct email is jac@nbtv.org

Thanks for your help!

Best regards, Jac

 

[Zen Mod]

may I place my humble begging for that schmtc,too...........

sasica5MONKEYgmail.com.......replace MONKEY with @

 

[AMV8]

doanh

If you have a copy of the electrocompaniet manual I would like a copy if possible as I have the pre amp and want to rebuild it.

If you want to sell the manual let me know as I am interested.

Don

 

[doanh]

I send me an email privately and I will send you a scanned copy.

I am not selling the manual, it comes with the pre amp.

I need to research to see how much will this pre amp sale for in today's market.

 

[KBK]

Does anyone know if the newer ECP-1 phono preamp is similar or identical in design as the original? I have that one floating around in it's box here, somewhere..... Think I'll get it working properly.....and dump it. Mine might be MC only, though....it's starting to come back to me.....those little neural pathways....

yes. It might be a MC-2..which is a MC only pre-preamp

 

[jacco vermeulen]

Take a guess yourself

 

[KBK]

Mine looks alot like that little board in the upper right. Methinks I gots me a MC only preamp. (no riaa)

 

[jacco vermeulen]

Correctemundo,

yours is the MC stage of the EC-1.
Say hello to a young Per Abrahamson, the designer.

 

[chevy_lvu]

electrocompaniet

hi does any one have a schematic for a electrocompaniet ec-1 preamp??? for sale or free???thanks steve please email me at skinnysteve_1@netzero.com

 

[doanh]

Just sent out the manual copies to all who asked here. sorry for the delays..

 

[gagnou]

Could you please send me the schematic of the electrocompaniet ec-1 preamp?
My e-mail is gagnou@vol.forthnet.gr