Trace Elliot - Rescue & Restore (and bargain finds)

[Rosie C]

16 hours ago, SpondonBassed said:

 

Nah.  I think that's a lovely personal touch.  TE green has always been eye catching.  Green Kwackers too, of course.  Have you checked what they look like under UV?

 

No, my amp doesn't have UV, I believe it's the later model with the electro-fluorescent plate, which we think the previous owner disconnected. When my electronically-minded friend visits at Christmas we'll have a look inside. Hopefully no damage has been done to the drive circuit running for years without the panel connected!

 

[Rosie C]

Having made up my fancy lime green cables, I couldn't fit them without lifting the cabinets & amp which were stacked against a wall. So at the weekend I had a little DIY task...

 

Two layers of 12mm plywood and some PSE:

 

The amp came with a little trolley which wasn't up to much but the castors were worth re-using:

 

Slap on some black paint:

 

Ta da! Now it wheels around easily  

Edited yesterday at 08:59 by Rosie C

[Chienmortbb]

That looks great. Well actually it’s hardly noticeable and that is exactly as it should be? 

[Rosie C]

Indeed it should! Each time I needed to move the amp I had to get my partner to help move the cabinets, and it felt like that children's 'Towers of Hanoi' puzzle, lifting the pieces of the puzzle from one place to another. Except each piece is 37kg! Wheels are definitely the way forward   

 

 

[SpondonBassed]

3 hours ago, Rosie C said:

I had a little DIY task...

 

Nicely done Rosie.

 

That's so much better than having eBait deliver instant gratification.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rosie C]

44 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

 

Nicely done Rosie.

 

That's so much better than having eBait deliver instant gratification.

 

 

Thanks!

[ClusterOne]

This stack looks monstrous - that being said I wonder if this is being played in your soundproofed basement or you are lucky enough to:

- have deaf neighbours 

or

- live in detached house away from society.

 

😁

[Downunderwonder]

The real Slim Shady.

[Rosie C]

19 hours ago, ClusterOne said:

This stack looks monstrous - that being said I wonder if this is being played in your soundproofed basement or you are lucky enough to:

- have deaf neighbours 

or

- live in detached house away from society.

 

😁

 

Soundproofed basement is nearest the truth - we have a little stone barn with 2' thick walls that we use for practice. But we're moving next year and we're planning some sort of combined lounge-come-practice-room so we'll have to see what sort of house we find.

[SpondonBassed]

2 hours ago, Rosie C said:

Soundproofed basement

 

I love basements!  Can I buy yours when you're moving on please?

[Rosie C]

8 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

 

I love basements!  Can I buy yours when you're moving on please?

 

Gladly!

 

[Merton]

On 06/11/2025 at 21:19, Rosie C said:

Also the electro fluorescent front panel doesn't work, the seller said he thought it was deliberately disconnected, so that's something to look at. Any suggestions where to start with that?

Anyway thanks for all the advice and opinions, I'm very happy with it!  😊

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had that model amp 20 years ago, and the Electroluminescent panels were notoriously unreliable. I had mine fixed once, then completely replaced with an NOS panel the repair guy (a former Trace employee) had available. If the panel itself has gone then you may just have to put up with it never working, but it might possibly be the control circuit. Good luck

[Stub Mandrel]

EL panels degrade with use. Byt you may be lucky.