JCN1218
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The title says it all, really. Working with my ez1290 into my Apollo unit, had it on mic mode so I could control the preamp remotely from my tracking room. But alas! My patch bay was set up incorrectly and wasn't bypassing the ez1290! I realized it almost immediately and turned the phantom off right away. Still passes audio, but it's very fuzzy and crackly
The insides look spotless still, so my biggest fear is that a trafo is fried. I also have the jlm go between between my input jack and input trafo.
If it is a transformer issue, it's not too big of a deal, since I'm buying transformers for the next three channels soon anyway, I can always pick up some replacements, but I'd like to know for sure as they're expensive.
Another note, there was no smoke so far as I saw, and again, everything looks pristine inside still. Audio is passing, but very poor quality. Any help in diagnosing the problem would be very much appreciated!
*UPDATE*
The problem was actually not phantom power related, but due to some sort of faulty ground caused by a loose screw on the 2N3055G transistor. Unit is back up and running better than ever!
The insides look spotless still, so my biggest fear is that a trafo is fried. I also have the jlm go between between my input jack and input trafo.
If it is a transformer issue, it's not too big of a deal, since I'm buying transformers for the next three channels soon anyway, I can always pick up some replacements, but I'd like to know for sure as they're expensive.
Another note, there was no smoke so far as I saw, and again, everything looks pristine inside still. Audio is passing, but very poor quality. Any help in diagnosing the problem would be very much appreciated!
*UPDATE*
The problem was actually not phantom power related, but due to some sort of faulty ground caused by a loose screw on the 2N3055G transistor. Unit is back up and running better than ever!