DIY Vertical Drip Fairchild 670 v2

Hi folks
I've finished my first ever DIY Drip Fairchild 670 mastering compressor. The built went without any problems! It sounds amazing! Big ups to DRIP!
Cheers

Nice job! Lots of attention to detail. I see you didnt decide to mess with the original matrix switch wiring.

Also, what did you use for meters?

mdainsd said:

Nice job! Lots of attention to detail. I see you didnt decide to mess with the original matrix switch wiring.

Also, what did you use for meters?

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I didn't have to mess with the matrix since it's built in on that top green PCB which mates with the 670PCB. All it needs is 5v to power the relays to switch from LAT/VERT.

You can buy the Fairchild meters at this address below:

Jason
Instrument Meter Specialties
339 East Ave K8
Suite 105
Lancaster, CA 93535-4551
multimeter.com <http://www.multimeter.com/>
metersales.com <http://www.metersales.com/>
Phone: 800-926-3837
FAX: 661-339-2309
Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am-4:30pm Fri 8:00am-4:00pm

Thats looks astounding! Very nice work!

Stunning, just stunning.
Best,
Bruno2000

Amazing!

"The built went without any problems"??? please explain a little more...post samples!

hazel said:

Amazing!

"The built went without any problems"??? please explain a little more...post samples!

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I mean It worked at first power on. If you follow the manual and verify your work 3 times (including testing all your components before soldering them) It will work! I will put some samples soon.
Cheers
George

fobee said:

hazel said:

Amazing!

"The built went without any problems"??? please explain a little more...post samples!

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I mean It worked at first power on. If you follow the manual and verify your work 3 times (including testing all your components before soldering them) It will work! I will put some samples soon.
Cheers
George

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I use to triple check every solder before power on but i've read so many threads on troubleshooting 670...you're a master man!

How many time you spent? (i won't ask for money )

hazel said:

fobee said:

hazel said:

Amazing!

"The built went without any problems"??? please explain a little more...post samples!

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I mean It worked at first power on. If you follow the manual and verify your work 3 times (including testing all your components before soldering them) It will work! I will put some samples soon.
Cheers
George

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I use to triple check every solder before power on but i've read so many threads on troubleshooting 670...you're a master man!

How many time you spent? (i won't ask for money )

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I've spent more time modifying the back of the case to fit those big Mundorf Caps and the transformers. I have no idea how many hours I've put in, but at least 2-3 hours per day for about 2 months or so? Did you experience problems with your build?

fobee said:

hazel said:

fobee said:

hazel said:

Amazing!

"The built went without any problems"??? please explain a little more...post samples!

Click to expand...

I mean It worked at first power on. If you follow the manual and verify your work 3 times (including testing all your components before soldering them) It will work! I will put some samples soon.
Cheers
George

Click to expand...

I use to triple check every solder before power on but i've read so many threads on troubleshooting 670...you're a master man!

How many time you spent? (i won't ask for money )

Click to expand...

I've spent more time modifying the back of the case to fit those big Mundorf Caps and the transformers. I have no idea how many hours I've put in, but at least 2-3 hours per day for about 2 months or so? Did you experience problems with your build?

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I'm not building a 670...yet. I'm still prototyping 3 simultaneous projects (comps and eq's)

I always felt scared about 670, not for the money investment but many tubes and iron to worry about.

It's great you built it so quick and trouble free

hazel said:

fobee said:

hazel said:

fobee said:

hazel said:

Amazing!

"The built went without any problems"??? please explain a little more...post samples!

Click to expand...

I mean It worked at first power on. If you follow the manual and verify your work 3 times (including testing all your components before soldering them) It will work! I will put some samples soon.
Cheers
George

Click to expand...

I use to triple check every solder before power on but i've read so many threads on troubleshooting 670...you're a master man!

How many time you spent? (i won't ask for money )

Click to expand...

I've spent more time modifying the back of the case to fit those big Mundorf Caps and the transformers. I have no idea how many hours I've put in, but at least 2-3 hours per day for about 2 months or so? Did you experience problems with your build?

Click to expand...

I'm not building a 670...yet. I'm still prototyping 3 simultaneous projects (comps and eq's)

I always felt scared about 670, not for the money investment but many tubes and iron to worry about.

It's great you built it so quick and trouble free

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Trust me, it's not that complicated! This is my first DIY project EVER, so if I did it, anyone can do it!
There's a lot of info on http://community.dripelectronics.com and other forums.

The only thing you require to finish it (besides money and time) is patience and QC of your own work.
cheers

fobee said:

Trust me, it's not that complicated! This is my first DIY project EVER, so if I did it, anyone can do it!
There's a lot of info on http://community.dripelectronics.com and other forums.

The only thing you require to finish it (besides money and time) is patience and QC of your own work.
cheers

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Any sound or "Tube" sample ?

is it really essential on the " L-R " Master out ?

peace
R.

woah that looks awesome!!!!

AMAZING JOB.  THAT IS INSPIRING. 

Holy Crap Batman!!!!!!!  AWESOME JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very Inspiring!!!!!!!!!!!

That is a lot of IRON and One Huge Cap in the REAR hahahahah.

Best of Luck with it, Enjoy your Fruits of Labor.

Great Build!

Are they LM317 PCBs with digital meters on them? I really like that and would like to know more!

home_listening said:

Great Build!

Are they LM317 PCBs with digital meters on them? I really like that and would like to know more!

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You can Buy them on e-bay, they are very cheap. I had a spare winding of 6,3VAC from T303 and I've decided to split it in 2 for these LM317 PCBs. I use one for the fans and the other to power the AGC Card with 5.0V

Thats a lot of work!

Gustav

Gustav said:

Thats a lot of work!

Gustav

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When I look back it wasn't that bad...
Wait till you see the UE-100! That monster requires a lot of patience and tons of work!!!

r2d2 said:

fobee said:

Trust me, it's not that complicated! This is my first DIY project EVER, so if I did it, anyone can do it!
There's a lot of info on http://community.dripelectronics.com and other forums.

The only thing you require to finish it (besides money and time) is patience and QC of your own work.
cheers

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Any sound sample ?

is it realy essential on the " L-R " Master out ?

peace
R.

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I started working on the UE-100 and I won't have time for samples for now, but I gotta tell you that it's a treat to have it on the 2buss.