Re: MACKIE PPM608 repair

... and 8 more top & bottom. and 2mm hex heads. maybe mine is different. anyway, thanks. I got it apart. I had a bad power connector to the PC board & bodged it enough to do some preliminary testing. I have 335 VDC out of the rectifier. the fans don't turn on but I don't have the amp control board connected. the ribbon connectors are pretty short

Re: MACKIE PPM608 repair

a friend of mine has one of these and it quit working. I told him I'd take a look. my electricity is pretty good & I've built tube amps from scratch & done antique radio repair. BUT... how do you get the case of this rascal apart? the top, back, and bottom are all one formed piece... the 2 side caps fit over the edges of the case and I don't see any way to remove them. these also have the carry handles as part of their structure. I've searched the net and there isn't much out there on this amp. I got the available downloads that were in this post,...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

New guy.... Tom in AK. semi retired aircraft mechanic. pilot, mechanic, instructor. inspector. ex- R&R guitarist. one of my hobbies is building tube amps for guitars.