tensleep
Addicted Member
Years ago, back in my yoot, I lived in Memphis, TN. While there, I hooked up with some other young men who were forming a frat band, as it turned out, called The Generics. We started out very humble and I was the amateur soundman (more of a glorified roady at first). The rock and roll was fun, the fellowship better, and the free libations abounded.
Over time, we got better and traveled some. I was finally able to purchase a brand new Peavey Mark IV 24 channel beast of a console. I knew nothing about electronic theory and very little about audio or professional sound reinforcement, but I picked up a lot through experience and networking with other starving artists.
After a few years, I had to move on and sold my board to the band. Since then, I have gained technical training in electronics and electrical theory (EET) and practical experience as an industrial electrician. Once the audio bug hit me hard several years ago, especially after exposure to AK, I always wanted to get my hands back on this mixer.
Well, one came up for sale earlier this month on Craigslist for $50. I snapped it up and have done some cleanup work. The faders and pots were really stiff and dry, and the nuts, washers and screws were rusty. The pot and fader knobs were gummy, too.
I didn't want to sink any more money into this relic until I had a chance to test it, so I pulled channels 1-4 and the main section. Liberal use if Simple Green, Deoxit and Fader Lube, and some mineral spirits have helped tremendously. I also have an ultruasonic cleaner that helped eliminate a lot of the rust on the hardware and grime on the knobs.
I put the board back together today for a trial run and voila! Success! I am running the sum out into a two-way electronic crossover. I am vertically biamping a Klipsch KP301, driven with a QSC CX1202V. I have also tested the sub channels and they are working well, too. Later, I will pick up some more patch cables and will run both Klipsch, biamped horizontally with the QSC on the bottom and an Alesis RA100 on top, until I can come up with a different amp. I want to use the Alesis on the monitor circuit.
Here are some pictures:
Over time, we got better and traveled some. I was finally able to purchase a brand new Peavey Mark IV 24 channel beast of a console. I knew nothing about electronic theory and very little about audio or professional sound reinforcement, but I picked up a lot through experience and networking with other starving artists.
After a few years, I had to move on and sold my board to the band. Since then, I have gained technical training in electronics and electrical theory (EET) and practical experience as an industrial electrician. Once the audio bug hit me hard several years ago, especially after exposure to AK, I always wanted to get my hands back on this mixer.
Well, one came up for sale earlier this month on Craigslist for $50. I snapped it up and have done some cleanup work. The faders and pots were really stiff and dry, and the nuts, washers and screws were rusty. The pot and fader knobs were gummy, too.
I didn't want to sink any more money into this relic until I had a chance to test it, so I pulled channels 1-4 and the main section. Liberal use if Simple Green, Deoxit and Fader Lube, and some mineral spirits have helped tremendously. I also have an ultruasonic cleaner that helped eliminate a lot of the rust on the hardware and grime on the knobs.
I put the board back together today for a trial run and voila! Success! I am running the sum out into a two-way electronic crossover. I am vertically biamping a Klipsch KP301, driven with a QSC CX1202V. I have also tested the sub channels and they are working well, too. Later, I will pick up some more patch cables and will run both Klipsch, biamped horizontally with the QSC on the bottom and an Alesis RA100 on top, until I can come up with a different amp. I want to use the Alesis on the monitor circuit.
Here are some pictures:
