| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Schertler Basik and Baggs Gigpro | | Date: | Wednesday, November 29, 2006 13:49:17 (-0500) | | From: | Jim Norman <rezn8r @.......net>
|
Thanks, Brad. My electronics skills are pretty weak, but this I could
handle. The components inside the 1.5V supply will handle 9V and provide
the correct impedance? Excuse my ignorance if this is a stupid question.
Thanks,
Jim N.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Harper" <bradharper@gmail.com>
To: <resoguit-l@elistas.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Schertler Basik and Baggs Gigpro
> The 1.5V supply that comes with the Basik can easily be converted into a
> 9V
> one. You can use the existing wiring schema, just replace the AAA housing
> with a 9V housing and you're done. You can get a slightly larger box and
> a
> 9V harness @ RadioShack for under $10. The only tools you'll need are a
> small screwdriver to disassemble the 1.5'er, a drill to prepare the new
> box
> for the 1/4" jacks, and a soldering iron to exchange the housings.
>
> Here's a photo inside the 1.5 box....
> http://www.reso-nation.org/images/schertler/DSCF3514.jpg
>
> If the box were bigger, you could simply replace the battery housing, but
> the box isn't large enough to hold a 9V. You basically have to gut the
> original box (unscrew the jack nuts on the outside of the box and it'll
> all
> slide out), replace the housing, and install the guts into a new box.
>
> -bh
>
> On 11/27/06, Jim Norman <rezn8r@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> Lynn,
>>
>> Thanks for the info. You're right, it's a power supply, not a pre-amp.
>> Wish I had the electronic skills to build a 9v power supply. The fact
>> that
>> the Gigpro manual doesn't address the issue makes me nervous. Looks like
>> I'll go with a Schertler if I decide to upgrade.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim N.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lynn Oliver" <chief06@verizon.net>
>> > It comes with a 1.5v power supply, not a preamp. And you're right, it
>> is
>> > pretty wimpy as the BASIK is spec'd for up to 10v phantom power. I
>> built
>> > a
>> > simple 9v supply for mine and in theory that should provide more
>> headroom.
>> >
>> > The Gigpro manual doesn't give any info on how the phantom power is
>> wired
>> > or
>> > what voltage is present. The phantom power needs to be from tip (+) to
>> > ring
>> > (-) on a TRS connector.
>>
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