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Post by kenjwright on Dec 8, 2023 20:45:36 GMT -5
The solid back pad has more foam blocks than the red back pad and indeed the the foam blocks stick to both the plate and the shell. I pushed on the plate through the hole in the back of the shell until the plate could be wedged out carefully.
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Post by kjob3022 on Dec 8, 2023 21:07:04 GMT -5
Okay great this helps alot I can work with this now,I was sure I would bend it,I'd like to get back to you after I see what the problem is wiring loose maybe, thanks Ken -Ken
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Post by kjob3022 on Dec 8, 2023 21:31:57 GMT -5
I got it off and I can see the blue wire is not attached to the xlr jack, the solder held but the wire broke about 1/4" up so I have to get this fixed somewhere maybe Craigs list, but again thanks for your help, this was good one Ken.....Ken
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Post by kjob3022 on Dec 8, 2023 22:02:33 GMT -5
Is there a wire bridge on this jack?it looks like a piece of wire runs along the top. does that mean that the open point needs to be soldered alone? Will someone know this where I take it?I was so excited Ken,I guess I 'll find out tomorrow about electronic repair, bye Ken
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Post by kenjwright on Dec 9, 2023 1:39:06 GMT -5
I checked a number of pads and oddly some are wired different than others (not expected!). But basically pin 2 is the hot (red) wire and pins 1,3 are bridged to the ground tab with the blue wire (cold/ground) connected to any of the pins in the 1-3-gnd bridge. This results in pin 2 (red) connecting to the tip on the 1/4" end of a correct XLR->TS mono cable and pin 3 (blue) to the sleeve. (It's a good idea to check that your cables are wired correctly as well, i.e, pin2=hot/tip). Here is a picture of how the XLR is wired on one of the solid back bass pads. I have 2 solid backs and one red back and they are all three wired different! (but effectively the same on the 1/4" end of the cable). In this picture red is soldered to pin 2 and blue is soldered to the ground tab with a wire bridging ground->pin1->pin3. Cheers! Ken
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Post by kjob3022 on Dec 9, 2023 5:10:41 GMT -5
Hi Ken,is there anyway I could send this to you? I have know idea how to do this and I could pay whatever you think is fair.I haven't found anyone around here at least no computer repair place and this sounds like it can't just be randomly wired.I have a bass drum that works but hate to just give up on this because it's in great shape but it's not something I have to have right away or if you can suggest somewhere that could fix this,but please let me know what you think,thanks either way,Ken
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Post by kjob3022 on Dec 9, 2023 13:42:34 GMT -5
Hi Ken,I apologize if I was out of line, I don't know where you draw the line with all this but I can find someplace to go.I'm in no hurry but I want to upload a picture maybe then I can tell which number to solder it to.Thanks Ken
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Post by kjob3022 on Dec 9, 2023 14:44:39 GMT -5
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Post by kenjwright on Dec 9, 2023 16:50:48 GMT -5
It's all good Using your picture, connect the blue wire to either 1 (bottom) or 3 (left). Position 1 seems to be the most common of the pads I looked at. Cheers! Ken
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Post by kjob3022 on Dec 9, 2023 17:09:13 GMT -5
Okay thanks Ken....Ken
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Post by kjob3022 on Jan 11, 2024 11:31:15 GMT -5
I recently redid all the foam strips on my ddrum4 mesh head pads and I actually found the exact strip from Frost King.It 's called poly foam self-stick weather seal 3/4" x 1/2"and is 17' long, make sure it is maximum compression and the color is charcoal(L346) if there is a difference from the original and this version I can't tell same size, and compression easy to stick on and stays on.Let me know if you have any questions....Ken
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Post by kjob3022 on Jan 28, 2024 19:05:27 GMT -5
these are the ddrum4 hi-hat clamp rods
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