Couple of Kelsey consoles in reasonably good shape!
Kelsey Mixers / Consoles Sound Prism and Pro Tour
Kelsey Mixers / Consoles Sound Prism and Pro Tour
Blast from the past
- Thread starter Tim Weaver
- Start date
Re: Blast from the past
Ahhh. NOooooo. Run fast. ;-)
Rigid wire bussing and so much point to point work.... Weird gain staging... Got one in a package of gear once a long lifetime ago, used one, made to go away. AHHHHHH. I thought I had killed those memory cells long ago :roll:
Ahhh. NOooooo. Run fast. ;-)
Rigid wire bussing and so much point to point work.... Weird gain staging... Got one in a package of gear once a long lifetime ago, used one, made to go away. AHHHHHH. I thought I had killed those memory cells long ago :roll:
Re: Blast from the past
Trust me, I'm not buying them... Just was amazed to see them in reasonably good shape.
Trust me, I'm not buying them... Just was amazed to see them in reasonably good shape.
Re: Blast from the past
You forgot about all the tantalum caps that were used that had a problem shorting.
With some TLC and very careful gain setup they were "usable".
My first monitor console was a 20 channel Kelsey from the 70's that was modified into a 20x6 monitor console. I did a good number of national acts with that console. But that was a number of years ago-no where near todays "standards".
I used to have a couple of Kelseys. Totally agreed about the wire bussing and weird gain staging. THe solid bussing did keep the cards rigid and helped keep the boards from developing cracks around the pots, but getting a board out was a bit odd. I never removed the wires from the solder connections. Instead I just cut the wires inbetween the boards and then resoldered them when I had the problem fixed. I used extension cables that I soldered in place to troubleshoot the card when out of the board.
You forgot about all the tantalum caps that were used that had a problem shorting.
With some TLC and very careful gain setup they were "usable".
My first monitor console was a 20 channel Kelsey from the 70's that was modified into a 20x6 monitor console. I did a good number of national acts with that console. But that was a number of years ago-no where near todays "standards".