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Old 6th Feb 2006, 8:45 am   #1
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Default Cream DAC90A - Mains Dropper Cabinet Crack.

Hi guys,

ok I am not the worlds best, not even the worlds okist cab restorer but is there any way to make the heat crack on the top of a cream DAC90A to look less obvious?

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Old 6th Feb 2006, 6:07 pm   #2
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Default Re: Cream DAC90A - Mains Dropper Cabinet Crack.

Leave it as it is Andi. The heat crack on an ivory DAC90a is quite normal and is a feature of this particular model. Only those that have been rarely used may escape this problem. It really wont devalue it at all. I have only ever seen one ivory DAC90a without the heat crack and that was unused in its original box .
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Old 6th Feb 2006, 9:48 pm   #3
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Talking Re: Cream DAC90A - Mains Dropper Cabinet Crack.

Ok, Thats great news as aside from that its in very very nice condition, just needing a replacement mains dropper as the largest section is open :-(

it has been partially recapped from the looks of it and its very clean.

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Old 6th Feb 2006, 10:34 pm   #4
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Default Re: Cream DAC90A - Mains Dropper Cabinet Crack.

Yes, there is no way to hide the crack in these radios, the heat from the dropper makes the crack sooty from the inside out

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just needing a replacement mains dropper as the largest section is open :-(
Sounds like an idea candidate for a "cool running" capacitor dropper

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Old 6th Feb 2006, 11:20 pm   #5
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Default Re: Cream DAC90A - Mains Dropper Cabinet Crack.

Erm... How do I do that then?

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Default Re: Cream DAC90A - Mains Dropper Cabinet Crack.

You can start here http://www.vintage-radio.com/repair-...per-calcs.html then look at "one I prepared earlier" here http://www.vintage-radio.com/recent-...ekco-u245.html
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Default Re: Cream DAC90A - Mains Dropper Cabinet Crack.

Thanks for that Paul.

Will look at this a little more closely and see if I can find a scrap DAC10 first as I know it had the same dropper...

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