[sdiy] anyone have experience with Putnies?

[mark verbos]

I have an early VCS3 that has problems. When I bought it 10 years ago 
the left channel output amplifier (GE PA234 anyone?) was blown. I have 
never found the part to replace it so I am thinking I'll replace them 
with the 741 and push pull stage that was in the later ones.  The thing 
that concerns me is the power supply. I just replaced the big 
electrolytics in the bottom with new ones, but the two resistors at the 
top of Board A get REALLY hot, like burn my hand hot. I assume this is 
not right, but what causes it? All the parts of the synth work, except 
the one output channel. If I do what Graham Hinton says and replace the 
power section, how is the best way to do it? I guess I could rig in some 
modern regulators where the transistors are now, replace the caps and 
remove everything else.

I'm thinking I'll use little strip boards on wire legs on top of where 
the amp chips were, but the power supply is confusing to me....

anyone done this before?

Mark