So I got this mixer/preamp, it's full of 40232 transistors and has 3 input transformers... Other inputs have bridges installed in octal sockes, apparently for transformerless operation... It looks like the mixer has been dropped because plastic on capacitors and octal sockets is cracked, so I didn't want to power it up, at least without replacing PSU caps..
It has a sticker on the front panel that says McMartin, however I found a picture of an exact same unit branded RCA. Some dude in California has it in his studio, or so his myspace page says...
Anyone ever seen a unit like this? Is it worth restoring or should I use it as a chassis for my experiments? Anyone has schematic for this, or maybe some similar unit? Transformers have octal plugs and are marked MT4, any idea what ratio they could be, like, what 60s RCA solid state gear would normally use for mic in?
Thanks!
It has a sticker on the front panel that says McMartin, however I found a picture of an exact same unit branded RCA. Some dude in California has it in his studio, or so his myspace page says...
Anyone ever seen a unit like this? Is it worth restoring or should I use it as a chassis for my experiments? Anyone has schematic for this, or maybe some similar unit? Transformers have octal plugs and are marked MT4, any idea what ratio they could be, like, what 60s RCA solid state gear would normally use for mic in?
Thanks!