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Title: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on September 29, 2019, 02:40:19 pm
hey all.  A couple of the guys over at ampgarage are building boards for drop in replacements for the Fender HRD, since the Blues Deluxe is so close I figured I'd give it a go. 

Found the standoffs don't match, but otherwise I think I'm in for a good setup.  Here's the intro video



~Phil
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: MakerDP on October 01, 2019, 10:28:12 am
Awesome. I have been looking out for a DOA HRD/BD ever since xtian started offering these on TAG.
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on October 06, 2019, 01:55:49 pm
Here's number two:


~Phil
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on October 23, 2019, 03:19:56 pm
Video 3, man I fought my machines here at home to finally edit this thing :D


~Phil
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on October 30, 2019, 01:04:53 am
The next in the saga:


~Phil
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: jjasilli on November 04, 2019, 05:03:03 pm
I'm having trouble with the concept of going with another PC board.  Can you speak to this?
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on November 05, 2019, 04:12:01 pm
For me the idea is 'a more direct way for people with less fabrication skills to have a quick drop in replacement board with a completely different/better circuit'. 

If that makes sense?  It was definitely something that can be a bit less intimidating for a newer builder to have a premade circuit board with known connections out/in etc, w/o needing to fully understand the circuit. 

~Phil
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: jjasilli on November 05, 2019, 07:02:30 pm
Ok, thanks!
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on November 06, 2019, 02:28:15 pm
Video 5, the cap job:



~Phil
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on November 15, 2019, 10:56:04 am
And video 6 of the saga:


~Phil
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on November 21, 2019, 01:40:23 pm
Video 7, a long one, but I get all the connections from the board to the chassis/pots/sockets/jacks etc.


~Phil
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on November 30, 2019, 01:53:43 pm
The final video... first power on, and demo. 

 

If you want to skip to the demo, the skip to 14:39

~Phil
Title: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe to ODS #183 build series
Post by: pompeiisneaks on December 10, 2019, 12:43:39 am
If you followed the videos, there was an oscillation at high gain settings.  I figured it out w/ help from pdf64:


~Phil