I watched your two videos about this repair, I also have a DW8000 and I love this instrument, your step by step was very interesting and instructive, I also do my repairs and I say that I am not a 'mega technician', I am like you, I do my trials and errors and try to find someone to blame for some defect. Congratulations on the video
When it comes to the slider, would using (I forget what it's called) the carbon paint be an option? I've used it before repairing drum machine pad contacts.
I have a DW-8000 with the opposite problem. My main output jack doesn't work, but my headphone output is fine. Do you think the op amp that you replace also has something to do with the main out as well, or is there perhaps another separate op amp the main out?
Good question. When I was looking over the circuit board that deals with the front panel volume control, the op-amp that I replaced was the only one that I saw on that board. I am not sure if that opamp controls both the headphone, and the main outputs, in which case replacing it would address both. When you say that your main out doesn't work, what does that mean exactly?
@@kayslabs I get no audio at all out of the main outputs. No crackling or intermittent signal, just silence. But i can get audio from the headphone output.
@@dessiplaer Then I don't think the opamp is at fault. Could be a broken trace, or some wire that is not making the connection between the VCA and the output. Have you checked the plugs PCB, to make sure that you don't have some broken solder somewhere in there?
I watched your two videos about this repair, I also have a DW8000 and I love this instrument, your step by step was very interesting and instructive, I also do my repairs and I say that I am not a 'mega technician', I am like you, I do my trials and errors and try to find someone to blame for some defect. Congratulations on the video
Nice work ! Pretty much what I do when rebuilding.
I really enjoy your videos. If you don’t mind sharing what was the solder remover gun model?
Thank you. I got me a Hakko FR-301. It's a bit more pricey than the other brands, but everyone swears by it and it's quite good.
When it comes to the slider, would using (I forget what it's called) the carbon paint be an option? I've used it before repairing drum machine pad contacts.
I have a DW-8000 with the opposite problem. My main output jack doesn't work, but my headphone output is fine. Do you think the op amp that you replace also has something to do with the main out as well, or is there perhaps another separate op amp the main out?
Good question. When I was looking over the circuit board that deals with the front panel volume control, the op-amp that I replaced was the only one that I saw on that board. I am not sure if that opamp controls both the headphone, and the main outputs, in which case replacing it would address both. When you say that your main out doesn't work, what does that mean exactly?
@@kayslabs I get no audio at all out of the main outputs. No crackling or intermittent signal, just silence. But i can get audio from the headphone output.
@@dessiplaer Then I don't think the opamp is at fault. Could be a broken trace, or some wire that is not making the connection between the VCA and the output. Have you checked the plugs PCB, to make sure that you don't have some broken solder somewhere in there?
@@kayslabs Thanks for the info. I'll have to do some digging.