Aracom PRX150-DAG Attenuator Teardown! See what's inside!

Welcome back to the bench. Today we'll have a peak inside the Aracom PRX150-DAG Attenuator. Enjoy!
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[@JR15A2]

Excellent video, I'm glad YT suggested it to me. I bought mine in 2021, and it doesn't have any funky screws like that. I don't have any need to open it up anyway, though. I could tell it was heavy-duty and/or made well the first time I picked it up, as it has some weight to it. I've been super happy with it as well. It's a very transparent attenuator, much more so than many others I've heard.

[@santiagomoreno696]

It has all the features I'd want in a power attenuator / load box.

[@jabarbors]

The security screws!!!!!!!!!!

[@I.M.Guitar-Nerd]

This was an excellent choice for a teardown! Suggestion: It might be short and boring but I would love to see the inside of a GigRig Quartermaster.

[@incubism]

Been using one for years. Great unit. Only complaint would be the text labelling just rubs off if touched after time.

[@Mebibit]

This is a really interesting change of pace, for someone who is really only hobby-level on Guitar related electronics, I really appreciate videos like this and the Garnet Stinger build, since both videos not only bring up questions I wouldn't think to ask, but either directly answers or at least gives me the terminology to look up the answer to those questions.

[@christianboddum8783]

Looks like a pro level unit.

[@nickdevriese]

Open up new Fulltone pedals. I love Fulltone.

[@sammo303]

That looks nicely designed and built, but very generously specified. Adjusting both input and output impedance is nice, I imagine there's must be 6 different windings on that transformer? Does it seem transparent enough or does it interfere with that holy output transformer / speaker interaction we read about in forums?

[@graybenchelec]

"does it interfere with that holy output transformer / speaker interaction we read about in forums" I think for those who believe in this, the question is already answered lol.

[@sgtrutters5892]

Since that one says load, can you run it without a speaker?

[@graybenchelec]

yes correct! Don't quote me, but I believe it defaults to a load box when you don't connect a speaker and you select "F" on the attenuation knob.