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onz
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Username: onz

Post Number: 3
Registered: 12-2007
Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 11:55 am:   Edit Post

Hello, I'm new to Alembic and proud to own an Alembic Spoiler. I will post him later on in th e show topic.
Electronically it's okay. My only question is: there was an on/off switch for the battery with a LED indicator when the battery/bass is on. Unfortunately one of the previous owners removed the connections.
Here is a picture:

Electronics Alembic Spoiler

Does someone know how to solder this switch with LED correctly? Thanks!
(I know how to make on/off switch with LED with a battery, but it makes my speakers "plop" very loud, not a good idea.)
fc_spoiler
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Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 675
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 3:22 am:   Edit Post

Quote from keith_h:


quote:

Onno,
From what I can see in your picture it looks like the previous owner replaced the on/off switch with a switched 1/4" jack. I know of a person who did this because he would forget to turn the bass off and drain the battery. By having the power switched by the jack he knew the battery was disconnected every time he unplugged. In addition the LED adds some additional drain to the battery.

Just something to think abput.

Keith




Maybe it's wise to keep the switch in the output intact and simply add the switch and led.

Will we see this beauty in the showcase? ;-)
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1734
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 3:46 am:   Edit Post

Hi Onno, greetings from a fellow Alembic Hagenees!

I think there was a problem with the earliest Distillates, which had an on/off LED, where the LED actually drained the battery. If this is the same type of LED, I wouldn't reconnect it.

Does it have two switches, or just one? A Spoiler should have the famous Q switch, which works together with the filter. If there is just one switch, then perhaps the LED was wired to be off when the pickup selector was in the mute position.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 5909
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 4:12 am:   Edit Post

Adriaan; in the picture it looks like the Q switch is just to the right of the switch in question (which currently has no wires attached).

And for some reason I'm no longer seeing Keith's post in this thread.
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1735
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 4:46 am:   Edit Post

Dave, eagle-eyed as ever! Catching the early worm as well ...

I seem to remember Onno originally posted his question on another thread, where perhaps Keith answered?
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 5910
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 5:10 am:   Edit Post

Adriaan; yes you're right, Keith's post was in the original thread which was here. Thanks!
fc_spoiler
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Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 676
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 - 2:53 pm:   Edit Post

It's this one:


adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1737
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 12:46 am:   Edit Post

Those other LEDs will probably drain the battery ten times worse than that single LED - I presume the extra switch controls those side LEDs?
fc_spoiler
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Username: fc_spoiler

Post Number: 677
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Thursday, January 03, 2008 - 5:31 am:   Edit Post

Here's a previous thread with this Spoiler: Click here
The leds are fretFX
onz
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Username: onz

Post Number: 4
Registered: 12-2007
Posted on Friday, January 04, 2008 - 1:09 pm:   Edit Post

Another Hagenees Adriaan? Funny :-) though The Hague is not a small village.

The side LED's have their own battery. And indeed there are 2 switches. One for the Q-switch and one without a function for now. I have a blue LED, maybe that one doesn't drain the battery.

The only thing I worry about is the "plop" when turning the battery on and off. Maybe there is a way to avoid that.

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