Inside the 828 MKII FW

yapweiliang · Post by **yapweiliang** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:13 pm

Cool!

Which size allen key did you use? (the set I have is either slightly too big or too small)

Do your 828's transformers make a soft buzzing noise?

jsr · Post by **jsr** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:04 pm

Notice that everything is made in China?

1nput0utput · Post by **1nput0utput** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:39 pm

jsr wrote:Notice that everything is made in China?

By everything, do you mean the LCD and possibly the knobs?

jsr · Post by **jsr** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:49 pm

1nput0utput wrote:
jsr wrote:Notice that everything is made in China?
By everything, do you mean the LCD and possibly the knobs?

I stand corrected: the Texas Instruments DSP chip is made in Malaysia.

ScoobyDoo555 · Post by **ScoobyDoo555** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:06 pm

Hi All,

Noobie (on here anyway!), but have been a long-term user of MOTU hardware.

I too have an 828 mk2 with a blown backlight. Spoke to MusicTrack (UK people), and they offered me a new item (whole 828) for £100...

Seemed a good price, but still a bit steep considering that it's only a backlight that's gone.

Does anybody have an equivalent part number (say from CPC or similar) - £25ish seems alot easier to swallow than £100!!

Cheers,

Dan

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jsr · Post by **jsr** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:46 pm

They are probably trying to clear the warehouse of old stock. Take their offer and just put a brick about the same weight in the package you send back. That way you get an 828MkII for a hundred bucks, no toxic waste gets shipped back to China to get dumped under the O-Lymphic Stadium, AND you have a store of spare parts if anything else fails (e.g. the odd screw).

ScoobyDoo555 · Post by **ScoobyDoo555** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:48 am

LOL!!

Yeh, good call about the stock.
However, I quite fancy getting my soldering iron "dirty".....
Any ideas where to get the backlight from?

Dan

jsr · Post by **jsr** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:24 pm

ScoobyDoo555 wrote:Any ideas where to get the backlight from?

You could try here:
http://www.selectronic-uk.com/panel-modules.htm

ScoobyDoo555 · Post by **ScoobyDoo555** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:24 am

Thanks for this - will contact them and see what's what!

Dan

TonyBy · Post by **TonyBy** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:16 am

This is what I found inside my brand new 828 mk II a couple of years ago...

.. it was working just fine so I moved the ribbon to one side, bolted it back together, and it's been fine ever since !!!