Members getglockd Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 voodoo mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isvoid Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 wow, I think I puked a little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members getglockd Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 holy {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 well, if that dual gang pot is representative of the rest of the work, all i have to say is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 no one stealz my toanz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LordThurisaz Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 Now it's garbage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 i didn't see that. apparently, soldering = welding to some people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marshallnoise Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 voodoo mods? I am pretty sure it was them. The whole shebang went down in 2003-2004 if I recall correctly. Its just not a good idea for a variety of reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teemuk Posted August 19, 2009 Members Share Posted August 19, 2009 Yep, looks like their work. Here's more of it (as is also in one of the earlier posts I contributed to this thread). They really liked to go ape{censored} with that black goop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members parrotheada1a Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 The circuit board is covered in clear epoxy resin, I guess to help keep it waterproof. There's only so much I can take of picking off millimetre by millimetre with my fingers, so I am asking for advice of more efficient methods. Thanks. I've been building PWB's for 20 years. Most consumer electronic circuit boards are waterproof and solvent proof being made from fiberglass & heat cured epoxy resin. Any extra epoxy is there to prevent people from removing components intact plus prevent the circuit's electronic components from being identified and nothing more. Rarely is it done for mechanical reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teemuk Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 The only real use for covering stuff totally in epoxy I can think of is RF applications. They can start to have issues even if a component leg bends slightly or if the temperature drifts. Encasing them in epoxy can prevent all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EvilMeow Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 Yuck. That said, I'm 99% positive that Voodoo doesn't epoxy their stuff anymore. I recall Trace talking about that a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 Pedal guys go crazy with that stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teemuk Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 Yep. And in tube pedals they use that stuff to hide the vital solid-state components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solarburn Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 Yuck. That said, I'm 99% positive that Voodoo doesn't epoxy their stuff anymore. I recall Trace talking about that a few years ago. They used liquid electrical tape on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ComingApart Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 On my Lee Jackson modded amp, all the component specs and markings were rubbed off. Kinda pointless IMO, but a better alternative to gooping it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Digital Jams Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 nah, i'm not naming names, but... i think cameron still does it. don't know for sure because i've never seen a gutshot of a cameron. Not all of his amps were gooped, I have seen 3-4 and not all of them were covered. Due to some people on forums and Mark being the favorite of many I would have thought about gooping as well, nothing is safe in this crowd. I am also not referring to anyone that posted in this thread to be clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JerryP Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 Right in the trash can is where a board covered in epoxy belongs. The Lee Jackson stuff I've seen had some sort of silicone covering stuff. That can be removed with a little work.Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~Abstract~ Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 Thanks all for the storys. I would imagine that if you cover your circuits with epoxy AND refuse to fix them in a timely manner (at a fair price), you could run into some 'issues' with your customers. Speaking of... Has anyone seen Zinky guts on TGP? I need to find a pic or four. Looks like frosty the snowman pleasured himself all over the inside. I think I remember Andy Fuchs mentioning that the silicone cawlk he used was even a conductor of electricity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teemuk Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 Haha, I bitched about the overuse of that stuff maybe week ago (also about Bruno amps) and got TGP's corksniffers piling up on me defending the build quality of those amps. Guess they didn't like about me saying that their precious boutique amps look very amateurishly built. I think Zinky used hot glue whereas Bruno used some sort of caulk. I also "like" how Bruno, not only covers the parts messily with that stuff, also uses tape to block the safety vents of the electrolytic caps. (If they ever fail, this increases a chance they make a big mess). ...Now who was it that bitched about Madison using tape inside their amps? Never seen that in Madison gut shots but I've seen plenty of it inside Brunos. Just for reference, this is how that stuff is supposed to be used: Sparcely. It only needs to stop components from vibrating and moving so one or two carefully placed drops is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~Abstract~ Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 WTF is the tape for? "It holds the toans in, man" edit:Rocca found it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 OMG. that bruno with the tape is just too much. i feel much better about my work now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teemuk Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 I believe that legendary "frosty the snowman" amp was a DIY job. Somesort of Dumble or Two Rock clone. Doug was the one who commented that bathtub caulk is conductive. It still looked way better built than the Zinky or the Bruno amps in the above pics. Edit: Here it is, with best comments added... What the hell is all that white goo? Looks like Frosty was self-servicing himself in that amp ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~Abstract~ Posted August 20, 2009 Members Share Posted August 20, 2009 OMG. that bruno with the tape is just too much. i feel much better about my work now Gut shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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