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Re: can i substitute fets in the shaka3?

6/23/2000 1:03 PM
synthbum	Re: can i substitute fets in the shaka3? So you need someone to tell you that the MPF102's don't cut it in the Shaka 3? I can do so easily. I bought, installed, and tried MPF102's in my Geofex PCB and I knew right off that it wasn't right. It sounded wimpy and anemic - even when turned up full. So I went and ordered a quantity of J201's from radioshack.com and installed some. My Shaka Braddah 3 immediately turned into King-Kong - powerful, muscular, and LOUD. Big Difference! Trust me - bail on those MPF's. Mine are now sitting unemployed in a static bag waiting to be used in a less critical circuit. Also, IMHO... IRF520's rip - Far superior to Ge diodes only. Silicone glue them to the box floor if necessary and jumper. Put the mid-notch resistor(s) (22K, 47K) on small dpdt's to switch them in/out. synthbum

6/23/2000 1:03 PM

synthbum

Re: can i substitute fets in the shaka3?

So you need someone to tell you that the MPF102's don't cut it in the Shaka 3? I can do so easily.

I bought, installed, and tried MPF102's in my Geofex PCB and I knew right off that it wasn't right. It sounded wimpy and anemic - even when turned up full. So I went and ordered a quantity of J201's from radioshack.com and installed some. My Shaka Braddah 3 immediately turned into King-Kong - powerful, muscular, and LOUD. Big Difference!

Trust me - bail on those MPF's. Mine are now sitting unemployed in a static bag waiting to be used in a less critical circuit.

Also, IMHO...

IRF520's rip - Far superior to Ge diodes only. Silicone glue them to the box floor if necessary and jumper.
Put the mid-notch resistor(s) (22K, 47K) on small dpdt's to switch them in/out.

synthbum