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[rabidgerry]

GUILTY!

I didn't even get a look into it last night.  Why? ummmmmmmm  jeez what the hell was I doin last night?  I think I went up and started playing again and started tube rolling on my Peavey Rockmaster!

Ok I swear I'll at least get it started tonight 

[tomy]

hey RG,   
see..., I have to order to Mj , 2X MDRT and some other stuff to get finally a nice little cardboard box full of styrofoam chips. I'm so glad to get my personal box ! 

[rabidgerry]

Hmm what's that man?  That aint not MDRT, that..............looks like a b*mb kit or something?

MJMP did you sell Tomy a b*mb?  WTF  you guy's are crazy mofo's!!


 

Cool Tomy you'll enjoy the MDRT,

SUGGESTION TIME: SUGGESTION TIME: SUGGESTION TIME: SUGGESTION TIME:SUGGESTION TIME: SUGGESTION TIME:
Where did the 3TM decals come from MJMP?

You know what would be cool?  If we had decals to say like MDRT Under the hood!!!  Or something like the 3TM decal or other mod decals.  Then we could be all cool at at gigs when other guys are like...........

Dude:
"oh I see you have an MP1.......cool man, that's like from the 80's right?? ..................Nuno and Paul G right??  Kewwwwwl"

Me:
"Yeah that's right, but not just any old MP1..........it's gotta an MDRT under the hood"  (points to new MDRT decal)

Dude:
"what the fudge is a fudging MDRT?"

Me:
"MDRt is like..........well put it this way, imagine your MP1 is an old man with stiffy problems, well MDRT is like Viagra!  Keeps you goin all night and has you nice and invigorated  "

 

No but seriously decals!!!!!   

[tomy]

I know !! A Lou Ferrigno decal

[tomy]

Dude:
"oh I see you have an MP1.......cool man, that's like from the 80's right?? ..................Nuno and Paul G right??  Kewwwwwl"

Me:
"Yeah that's right, but not just any old MP1..........it's gotta an MDRT under the hood"  (points to new MDRT decal)

Dude:
"what the fudge is a fudging MDRT?"

Me:
"MDRt is like..........well put it this way, imagine your MP1 is an old man with stiffy problems, well MDRT is like Viagra!  Keeps you goin all night and has you nice and invigorated  "

 

No but seriously decals!!!!!   

Hey RG....  it is  snobbery  !!!!

[MarshallJMP]

Well not sure, but I think Hairston designed all these decals back in the day.

But it would be nice to have an MDRT decal,anyone have a cool idea?

[rabidgerry]

Dude:
"oh I see you have an MP1.......cool man, that's like from the 80's right?? ..................Nuno and Paul G right??  Kewwwwwl"

Me:
"Yeah that's right, but not just any old MP1..........it's gotta an MDRT under the hood"  (points to new MDRT decal)

Dude:
"what the fudge is a fudging MDRT?"

Me:
"MDRt is like..........well put it this way, imagine your MP1 is an old man with stiffy problems, well MDRT is like Viagra!  Keeps you goin all night and has you nice and invigorated  "

 

No but seriously decals!!!!!   

Hey RG....  it is  snobbery  !!!!

f**king up the SNOBS!!!   

All us MDRT users against all you non MDRT users 

I'm joking of course.

Hey Tomy it's not so much snobbery, but definitately a brag, or a boast.  I didn't say they guy was looking down at others, but he certainly feels like Mr Big cause he has an MDRT    MP1 Viagra

Yeah imagine someone designed an MDRT decal and it was like Lou Ferrigno burting out of an MP1!!   

[Systematic Chaos]

Now stop talking decals and finish the f&#§in mod!!!    

[rabidgerry]

Now stop talking decals and finish the f&#§in mod!!!    

 

I might drag it out longer now on purpose!!

ok three electrolytic caps installed!  Need MJMP's approval before I move on.  Had quite a job with one leg of one cap.  Where as I did the others in like record breaking time.  The very last cap was the quickest.  Why?  Because I didn't bother removing any solder and spending a long time trying to suck it all up to clear the holes for the new cap.  I simply reheated, removed the old while still warm.  Then reheated again, and poked the new caps legs through.  Whilst balancing the MP1 centrally with my chest (I was working with all this on the floor) and using right hand to solder and left hand to poke legs through.

One joint I'm worried about, and that's the f**ker that took so long.  Seems ok but I worry in case any solder is going onto a trace very close to it.  It's dirty a bit and I cannot see if there is any rouge solder.

Ok more tomorrow!  Can't do anymore tonight as the GF is getting angry and I need a drink, and something for my burnt thumbs.   

[tomy]

Aaaahhh !Today was a good day : I set up my two mb1 with MDRT + replacing 15 caps in both + mp2 noise mod + changing mp2 screen 

Need help Rg ?

[rnolan]

Go Tomy, so 51 caps, that's quite a feat  . How did you go with the big power caps in the MP2 noise mod ?  MJMP said they are a bit tricky to get out.

[rabidgerry]

Tomy: 15

RG: 3



 

Yeah I do need help!  I just don't get the time to do the whole thing in one evening.  I'm only going to get something small completed tonight.  Actually if I just do what I did with the last two caps (reheat the solder as opposed to remove all solder and re solder) then I will make quicker progress.

Thursday's aren't good for me, I can see me finishing it tomorrow evening instead.  I have some new Eminence CV-75's arriving tomorrow also so that may distract again 

[tomy]

Hi Richard,

Ok, so I worked this way; I screw in a piece of wood the rack vertically(now your hands are free to work on both side) , and use the light to get transparency, it makes easier where you unsold on backside (cause you can see the soldering iron through the main board), you unsold the whole list of caps, the manual really helps (thank you MJMP !). And when it's done, use a vacuum pump to clean every holes (the cleanest would be the better) Put the new caps on and solder on the backside, cut the tail of each caps. and it's done.

About the big capacitor in MP2 noise mod, it was the same way ... but those have 2 soldered points, pretty big ! So I did it that way :

left hand on the caps, (upper part of the board)
right hand with solder iron (on the other side)

soldering iron with highest power it can handle

With right hand you heat by alternating  between the 2 soldering points ; 2 seconds one... 2 seconds the other......etc until the 2 soldered points melt
While doing that, you try to make little circles with your left hand and pulling backward...  and softly the cap will be released

The most important is to work properly and ... easily ! that's why I've screwed the rack vertically

[MarshallJMP]

New MDRT's just came in! So Mike you'll be getting yours soon.

[tomy]

  I can help ?