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draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

Read this a couple weeks ago and it looks like good news for people wanting hot-rodded video chains with possibly faster turn-around times?

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject:

THat indeed is the plan. I've seen a few MP boards here, the work itself is straightforward. He is sending me a couple of samples, heck, they might even be here in the 20 boxes I need to get to (out of town last week, got a killer cold/flu on Monday that put me flat out MOnday and Tuesday, recovering today.

I want to mod a few boards and keep them in stock here so I can do an instant turnaround for anyone wanting them. I might even offer them as a super duper bonus for anyone buying 9" sets off me as a lower $$ upgrade; it will all depend on the time it takes to do them and the $$ invested in parts. I will do a major announcement once it's all in place.

rod · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:48 am Post subject:

you need a guinea pig?

**kal** · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:18 am Post subject:

Marquee and Barco mods or Marquee only?

Kal

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:04 am Post subject:

Marquee only for now I think, unless he sent me some Barco board samples. Haven't seen those before.

Oh, and did I mention, the mods are 200% improved now. (inside joke for those in the know.. Wink

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overclkr · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 4227

rod · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:31 pm Post subject:

That bytes! One of my lingering concerns was if I mod boards then I'm stuck getting support from those that modded them. If they were to fold up business I'm out as soon as a board goes down (ie. turm my CRT into a digital)
So while on the subject would you be able to repair modded boards Curt? Hope this doesn't present too sensitive of an issue for others. if so simply delete the post.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject:

No problem repairing boards. The mods I've seen from Mike are solidly done, no reason to think that his modded area would fail sooner than anywhere else in the board, but I can mod them.

That's why I have not recommended 'other' mods. Stuff that isn't CAREFULLY researched and executed usually turn into reliability and performance nightmares. Been there, seen that in the audio industry. A long time ago some guy brought a BiAmp 2500 (250 watt per channel power amp) into my repair shop. He'd 'modded' every capacitor in the set with large pink 'audiophile' caps, all hanging off the PC board by 3" wires! I refused to touch it, and he left, completely pissed off.

BUt I digress... Smile

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

I have had a set of MP modded boards in my Marquee for at least 3 years now, not a single problem with them or anything else on the machine for that matter. Thumbs Up

AAMOF, I would go so far as to say that a set of MP modded boards are a lot LESS likely to develop a problem since all the usual suspects like caps and such are replaced during mod.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject:

I'll counter that slightly.. Smile

Seems like there's no real 'single' culprit on the VIM boards in general, other than the occasional blown fuse, usually due to the first run Moome cards. THe neck boards also seem to have problems all over the map. Not that they are problematic per se, there just aren't too many failures that I can say 'yep, there's another one of those with that problem'.

donaldk · Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 308

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:58 pm Post subject:

I am not the engineering type, I've been trained to diagnose and fix other engineer's effups.. Very Happy

Seriously, I don't have the time, patience or means to figure out video mod upgrades, so we'll have to make do with what Mike has already engineered.