Dynacord DDL 12 digital effects repair

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Mend It Mark

Mend It Mark

Жыл бұрын

Mark repairs a 1983 vintage Digital Delay Line effects unit. It powers up, but has no output, and as usual, has plenty of problems.

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@davidparnell2450
@davidparnell2450 Жыл бұрын
I found Mark whilst searching for some info of how to repair my Sony RCD-W100 CD player. His exploits in the world of repairing all sorts of audio equipment really is quite captivating. Never have I seen such electronic expertise demonstrated in such a charismatic way. Just amazing!! Thank you Mark.
@ingekvam324
@ingekvam324 6 ай бұрын
I recently restored a Dynacord GIGANT amplifier from 1969. It was a total nightmare. 79 capacitors, several resistors and transistors, new tubes, some bad pots, and so much more. After three months it's finally restored to all it's glory.
@shyammohabir8283
@shyammohabir8283 7 күн бұрын
A renaissance man of electronic repairs indeed! Excellent troubleshooting skills Mark!! I'm looking forward for your next episode! - I reciently came across your channel - I've been binge watching it ever since! Thank You!
@knifeswitch5973
@knifeswitch5973 Жыл бұрын
I had the crappiest day I've had in a long time at work today. Just binged about 4 episodes and laughed my butt off while putting the finishing touches on my Trio TW-61. Thankyou sir!
@rodleger7132
@rodleger7132 10 күн бұрын
The sound from the speakers reminds me of the classic sci fi movie Forbidden Planet. Good job as always Mark.
@StephenSD-P25
@StephenSD-P25 4 ай бұрын
It's videos like these that further fuels my desire to continue to learn how things work as well as my beliefs of "why buy it when you can build it" and "why replace it when you can fix it". Great videos, please keep them coming!
@SteveGunnfl
@SteveGunnfl Жыл бұрын
Well done Sir. I would definitely have changed out those regulators and smoother caps because they've clearly been under extreme load due to the tantalums. The fuses did flash perhaps they need to be a surge tolerant type. I love this older gear its what I was raised on and so nicely built. I design a lot of my own stuff and I still build it through-hole in the same way and avoid SMD.... It's proven to be such reliable technology
@shaunmorrissey7313
@shaunmorrissey7313 Жыл бұрын
It's a pleasure to watch someone who knows what they are doing
@spumpstein9374
@spumpstein9374 4 ай бұрын
Great video. I really enjoy your jolly, good nature, chuckling at every challenge. You set a fine example for me. I tend to get a bit grumpy when encountering setbacks. You've given me renewed vigor to tackle a troublesome effects unit I've left lie for a bit. Subscribed!
@mbnyc5401
@mbnyc5401 5 ай бұрын
Mark is a Renaissance man of repair! Amazing work.
@enyaisrave2831
@enyaisrave2831 4 ай бұрын
Japp 👍🙂
@LZDEN
@LZDEN Жыл бұрын
Mark you never disappoint, excellent work mate, and a joy to watch.
@izzzzzz6
@izzzzzz6 8 ай бұрын
I have a few of the old Dynacord delay units for speaker delay. The battery dies and can leak. Think i replaced a few other things, a cap blew too i think, after years of no use. I didn't have the correct battery and needed it the next day. I had old lithium batteries that look like AA much bigger backup batteries. I couldn't solder to them so had to modify a battery cage and fit the larger battery that way. Pulled off a mini festival in a circus tent. very cool.
@phillcrossland6394
@phillcrossland6394 Жыл бұрын
Hi Again Mark, Another brilliant repair presented in a manner that makes electronics interesting with the right presenter. Keep up the good work
@ChrisHopkinsBass
@ChrisHopkinsBass Жыл бұрын
18:05 - sounds like the soundtrack to a Pat Troughton era episode of Doctor Who!
@iandalton3839
@iandalton3839 4 ай бұрын
When I was still training, like in 1977, I used to maintain stuff on Ferries, fromrRadar, radios and to teletennis machines. I remember the size of the boards in them, about 2 feet by 18 inches, SRBP boards, which used to warp because they were crap, absolutely packed with 74xx chips, literally hundreds of them.
@luisvilleza2687
@luisvilleza2687 4 ай бұрын
Your skill and patience is amazing 😊
@alphabeets
@alphabeets Жыл бұрын
That was really interesting when those two fuses lit up!
@robburbrink8277
@robburbrink8277 5 ай бұрын
I love the videos Mark, I look forward to new ones being made. Really enjoyed this one in particular, it's a really nice old delay, I'm so happy you got it fixed. It's pretty rare here in the US and quite pricey! Keep up the good work! Thank you Rb
@marktubeie07
@marktubeie07 Жыл бұрын
18:04 Mark, I think you just composed the next science-fiction movie theme! I think this unit has had a rough life in some studio somewhere. Great video as usual mate, thank you!
@BlewsDr
@BlewsDr Жыл бұрын
been doing this for 58 years and you are a good tech.
@IqbalKhan-hc1hv
@IqbalKhan-hc1hv Жыл бұрын
I just came across to your channel. I find it very interesting and liked it. You are joyful, confident, know what to do and how to do. Keep it up Mark
@calypso22
@calypso22 Жыл бұрын
Excellent work, as usual. You make it look so easy.
@shanenorman7262
@shanenorman7262 Жыл бұрын
That was an involved job. But such a beautiful vintage device. I still have all my old 80s gear
@marcinkossowski6579
@marcinkossowski6579 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic channel. Really fun seeing how you repair stuff. Love how informative it is. Getting this wholesome feeling as well. How you don't have 50 X more subs is beyond me. Keep up the amazing work! :)
@jeromestevenfaigin6059
@jeromestevenfaigin6059 18 күн бұрын
Old school for me I had change 15 leaky electrolytic capacitors for my 90s 1 pre-amp tube compressor/limiter and luckily I cleaned the board and it's fixed and it's about the 6th time I've turned it on since I've never used it. I like it more that I fixed it!
@madtopp
@madtopp Жыл бұрын
sounds like a bbc sounds affect tape/record i was waiting for the doctor to appear or a darek to bust through the door screaming exterminate😆. it amazes me how a spent cap can cause them kind of problems another excellent video mark
@Audiorevue
@Audiorevue 9 ай бұрын
You know I love how you fix it and then you notice some other problems with the potentiometers and capacitors and you decide to fix them too. Some repair text might say, oh I got it working and fixed its main problem and that's good enough, not you you make sure it works how it's supposed to work.
@xpump876
@xpump876 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed seeing this DDL relic bought to life!
@geyerking
@geyerking 2 ай бұрын
This was highly entertaining. Thank you!
@RickMahoney2013
@RickMahoney2013 2 ай бұрын
Most people I don’t think appreciate you very positive attitude whiz is hard to come by in life these days.
@iantyler4045
@iantyler4045 Жыл бұрын
Great video on a professional unit. All tantalum caps are time bombs. I've seen them blow their tops off!
@robinsutcliffe-video_art
@robinsutcliffe-video_art Ай бұрын
That is the thing with Dynacords. Wonderful engineering, caps and pots always fail, often switches too.
@mikem9403
@mikem9403 Жыл бұрын
Yay, 2K subscribers! Congrats. Rising rapidly and deservedly so.
@mmrva
@mmrva 6 ай бұрын
Mark, we love you. Thank you making these videos. Amazing work!
@damianbutterworth2434
@damianbutterworth2434 Жыл бұрын
I tryed soldering last night. It`s hard with cataracks lol. Looked a mess this morning in the light. I fix al sorts of things. love this channel. Wish I was so clever.
@JohnLloydDavis
@JohnLloydDavis 6 ай бұрын
You are really good at explaining what's going on as I actually felt like I understood what you were doing, great job :)
@audiomonster303
@audiomonster303 Жыл бұрын
I watch your channel for hours!
@Shaun.Stephens
@Shaun.Stephens Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video Mark. I'm pleased that I found your channel.
@GoFlyYourselves
@GoFlyYourselves 6 ай бұрын
Where ever you are fixing this stuff, I hope the people appreciate the great work you do
@user-bi2ke8hd3p
@user-bi2ke8hd3p Жыл бұрын
Хоть я и мало,что понимаю в английском, но вы большой молодец. Привет от радиолюбителя из России, конкретно город Омск.
@demofilm
@demofilm 5 ай бұрын
Dynacord, really the top of the crop i think,. lovely repair thanks for the video
@raatroc
@raatroc Ай бұрын
The intro music suits him so well ...
@Oldgamingfart
@Oldgamingfart Жыл бұрын
Those Roederstein caps always seemed to failed short! And the brown plastic ones don't usually fair much better, as anyone who's worked on vintage B&O equipment will know. Glad you blanket replaced the crucial ones!
@brianschaefer4276
@brianschaefer4276 Жыл бұрын
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@brainbuginfestation8548
@brainbuginfestation8548 Жыл бұрын
Can confirm! I had a Systron-Donner PSU at work with a dead channel. Turned out it was a shorted golden ROE. Dead short!
@Oldgamingfart
@Oldgamingfart Жыл бұрын
@@brainbuginfestation8548 They've definitely become a 'replace-on-sight' item, much like the dreaded RIFA X2 bomb!
@itsonlyme9938
@itsonlyme9938 Жыл бұрын
Those Brown caps used in Quad hifi gear in the 1980's
@rillloudmother
@rillloudmother Жыл бұрын
i have always considered B&O to stand for Body & Odor of audiophile.
@MikeGervasi
@MikeGervasi 5 ай бұрын
Another great one. Your methods are sound and you are very thorough. Really great work.
@harshabugatti
@harshabugatti Жыл бұрын
Hey Mark, thanks for your channel. The most thing I like you is your smiling, happy face. Most of the electric and electronics professionals will have wrinkled forehead and tension (more over filled with ego). I really feel so happy till the end of your videos. Ohh BTW what is that foam spray that you used to clean the exteriors?
@kendom33
@kendom33 Жыл бұрын
Another great video Mark. Very interesting as usual. Thank you
@oswaldclarke6247
@oswaldclarke6247 Жыл бұрын
Mark you are super cool to watch
@bartmeijer1059
@bartmeijer1059 Жыл бұрын
I discovered you channel a few days ago... Nice video's, verry interesting to see a colleague repair man puts a lot effort on this equipment! Looking forward to seeing the other video's! Thanks! Greetings from the Netherlands. 🤗🤗🤗
@donlunn792
@donlunn792 Жыл бұрын
Excellent Mark. Love the Channel and your expertise. Brilliant.
@k.sivaramakrishnamoorthymo8203
@k.sivaramakrishnamoorthymo8203 Жыл бұрын
Hi sir really your are genies, your are grant service Engineer i like you servicing method thank you once again.
@NickT6630
@NickT6630 Жыл бұрын
This is such an excellent channel. Very enjoyable to watch.
@user-ps8fy1te6p
@user-ps8fy1te6p 5 ай бұрын
You always pull through on repairs good work
@suspiciouswatermelon7639
@suspiciouswatermelon7639 Жыл бұрын
I don't recall ever reading about a failure mode of a capacitor as being "knackered".
@michaelclutton8446
@michaelclutton8446 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Mark, very interesting repair
@Smokeslikelightningband
@Smokeslikelightningband Жыл бұрын
First time seeing this channel and holy shit this guy is just so charming and has a gorgeous smile. lmao
@terrynicklin417
@terrynicklin417 8 ай бұрын
Brilliant repair! I did wonder about the 'hot' tants near the start, they were showing as 34 and 28C on the Flir, not a huge temperature I would have thought? It's one problem with the auto-ranging on these meters that things appear 'white hot' when they're just the warmest thing in shot.
@saduniwathsala
@saduniwathsala Жыл бұрын
You have massive equipments library
@sonodrome
@sonodrome Жыл бұрын
Great video and awesome repair! Quick tip: the tang on those pots can be easily removed with side cutters, they are quite brittle and come off pretty clean
@rillloudmother
@rillloudmother Жыл бұрын
those flat toggles remind me of my early days as a musician in in the late 80s early 90s!
@ANTandTEC
@ANTandTEC Жыл бұрын
The inrush current looks quite close to breaking those fuses looking at the glow - even after replacing some old components. I guess its common for old components to draw more current than when they were new. I wouldn't be surprised if those fuses blow again after a few power cycles, especially is the unit is used in a warm rack.
@sdgelectronics
@sdgelectronics Жыл бұрын
They were supposed to be time delay fuses.
@James_Bowie
@James_Bowie Жыл бұрын
Bloody tantalums. Bane of my existence.
@sw6188
@sw6188 10 ай бұрын
Mine too. I call them hand grenades because they are notorious for going BANG! just when you don't expect it. Either that or they go dead short as these ones did.
@markredlich4055
@markredlich4055 4 ай бұрын
Very nice Guy and interesting video,! Regards from Germany
@iandalton3839
@iandalton3839 4 ай бұрын
and have you never heard the expression 'beware the blue tants'. They were absolutely notorious in TVs.
@felixthecleaner8843
@felixthecleaner8843 7 ай бұрын
always impressed with your knowledge of what to do - how did you acquire such learning Mark - if I may ask. It's a pleasure watching how you diagnose and repair these pieces of equipment. Loved it when you connected the speaker - it sounded like the beginning of a Hawkwind album - awesome!
@Plons0Nard
@Plons0Nard 3 ай бұрын
7:42 "Black screws on a black surface" That is what Zaphod Beeblebrox said when he was in Hot Black Desiato's stuntship. "You press a black button and a black light turns on ...." Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 😊
@anthonybarra2391
@anthonybarra2391 Жыл бұрын
great stuff, watching all your videos, Mark you should be on TV. entertaining, educational and very interesting, thankyou for your hard work. ay it
@zbaby82
@zbaby82 Жыл бұрын
Good job. Happy Christmas!
@javaleonilyn1299
@javaleonilyn1299 Жыл бұрын
Sir goodevening. I am philipino good work sir.
@duncan-rmi
@duncan-rmi Жыл бұрын
I must admit to a grudging admiration for your "let's push some joules into this & see what glows" approach when faced with a short. I work a lot on revox gear, & this wouldn't work- before you found the duff cap buried in the middle of an audio card, you'd fry off the delicate tracks on the PCBs. I always think revox boards look like they were made by a talented but highly strung silkworm.
@nutsnproud6932
@nutsnproud6932 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Mark.
@nathkrupa3463
@nathkrupa3463 22 күн бұрын
Great video sir
@32herz
@32herz 8 ай бұрын
wow! out of all devices in the world you got this one! :D I have one broken DDL 12 too! I'd really like to fix it / have it fixed.
@enryfrank
@enryfrank Жыл бұрын
Beautiful video, thank you 👍😊
@drummerhammar
@drummerhammar Жыл бұрын
Love your videos, keep it up!
@glumpy6079
@glumpy6079 Жыл бұрын
He's back!
@AllenCavedo
@AllenCavedo Жыл бұрын
Nicely done!
@davidt.2921
@davidt.2921 Жыл бұрын
Hello friend, I send you greetings from Spain. I appreciate the time you spend showing us your work, it is very valuable information. I like the audio of your videos, the sound of the tools and equipment manipulation is relaxing. I would like to ask you for a repair video with only audio of the ASMR type. All the best.
@MendItMark
@MendItMark Жыл бұрын
Now that's in interesting request! I do deliberatly run some gear for the background fan noise (best sound is the 60 year old Tektronix 453 Oscilloscope), as I find it is more forgiving in the edit. My daughter also tells me that her friends watch me at night, as they fall asleep! Unfortunatly, I don't have the ASMR reaction, despite watching @WhispersRed ASMR channel. Perhaps I need more practice.
@ellesmerewildwood4858
@ellesmerewildwood4858 Жыл бұрын
@@MendItMark Please don't do ASMR, your commentary and the workshop sounds are appreciated. ASMR is creepy.
@diogenespatrick3516
@diogenespatrick3516 Жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing. saludos desde Mexico
@camhyde9701
@camhyde9701 6 ай бұрын
16:52 those top two 200mA fuses definitely got hot there
@JohnvL
@JohnvL 8 ай бұрын
😆 2:21 STILL have mine Sinclair Spectrum! 😂 I have it in 1985! ans still the software on cassette tapes and some books and wrote the software lines, and one dot missing and its not working ore stops at that moment. also have then original tapedeck for that. pfffff..... 38 years ago, where is my time goes? 😊
@JohnLinwoodUK
@JohnLinwoodUK 3 ай бұрын
Always a joy to watch your videos. One question, when you find a leaking or shorting capacitor why wouldn't you replace all of the similar capacitors?
@pisotones2348
@pisotones2348 Жыл бұрын
I've had many issues with old ROE capacitors and that unit is full of them!
@DD4DA
@DD4DA Жыл бұрын
The most failures are related by dry capacitors. 1983 is a long time ago and the ELO Caps are well known, getting dry. Nice work...
@MarcosAurelio-hp1hp
@MarcosAurelio-hp1hp Жыл бұрын
Good morning we love electronics and repairs and restoration of appliances we are together..one more writing...go my like always
@tiromancino_tt
@tiromancino_tt Жыл бұрын
super great job !
@bujorvoinea
@bujorvoinea Жыл бұрын
Congratulations.
@padgepadgham3238
@padgepadgham3238 Жыл бұрын
Like A Job In The Town 👍
@Jason-zh7wo
@Jason-zh7wo Жыл бұрын
Nice job 👍👍
@floydlaza8751
@floydlaza8751 Жыл бұрын
I have dynacord gigant 3 amp from bouts the same era excellent gear back then
@ferraridinoman
@ferraridinoman Жыл бұрын
Nice one Young Mark!! (1982! You weren't born!! ha ha!)
@adriandeb2710
@adriandeb2710 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@BeachCat
@BeachCat 8 ай бұрын
Great work, I love to see older audio gear being salvaged. However, butanone is a known skin irritant, as well as being flammable, and shouldn't be handled with bare hands.
@janwesten1317
@janwesten1317 10 ай бұрын
I have repaired quite a few devices, and often, you can see the wires in the fuses move when turning on the power. But if they light up, I would replace them with slightly higher rated ones, even if they are slow-blow fuses.
@Johnathan_Waters
@Johnathan_Waters Жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw "ROE" caps, i knew what was coming!!
@maicod
@maicod 7 ай бұрын
I like that your desolder gun pump sounds so silent and doesn't buzz. I guess you're using a compressor that powers it ?
@muhammadyousaf4574
@muhammadyousaf4574 10 ай бұрын
sir thank you very nice
@londonbluevideo
@londonbluevideo Жыл бұрын
Another excellent and interesting fixed it video Mark. Have you ever fixed any vintage B&O kit?
@RGD-Repairs
@RGD-Repairs Жыл бұрын
Good repair vid :) Just curious.. Do you buy these professional grade, Rack mount equipment, and then keep it as a hobby? Or just to repair and sell on? I am getting more into the professional grade power amps, Mixers etc, Buying them faulty, fixing them and then keeping them :) So far ive got a Peavey Cs1000 amp, A Warrior SB-500 Amp (old style Warrior, back when it was decent built stuff), I picked up a pair of PA 12" speakers off facebook, which happened to have a set of Eminence drivers :) Also picked up a Behringer DJX400 Mixer for pennies, just needed a connector cleaning haha.. Im new to repairing electronics, But im learning quickly :) Im also from the UK, Cambridge area :) Extremely pointless having massive power amps and big speakers, Can never "stretch their legs", But i find it fun to repair and keep em :)
@eugene5008
@eugene5008 5 ай бұрын
Блин молодец парень все подробно Объясняет что делает
@peekaboo4390
@peekaboo4390 Жыл бұрын
Dynacord is excellent gear.
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