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Re: Help on repairing a Gentle Electric PEF

2011-05-21 by k.gstettner@consequentaudio.com

:-)

Better than I hoped !!

And I think I'm covered now ...

Thanks again to everyone offering help, I'll report when I have it back, I also got anothe unit on the way to my place that I can check out for operation.

If I forgot to PM back someone who resonded, there's so many things going on at the same time.
I also can only encourage anyone in need for repair and calibration to give the system to Kevin Fortune. I've been updated daily on the status and got a small insight on the expertise and energy he devoted to restore my 4 panels - Kevin rules ! ! !

-klaus


--- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, "wavemultiplier" <crash49@...> wrote:
>
> How's that for a response!
>
> --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, "cfravel" <cfravel@> wrote:
> >
> > Hey, Kaus, this is Carl Fravel, original founder and designer of the Gentle Electric PEF.
> >
> > I have a Gentle Electric page at www.gentleelectric.com. There's a link at the bottom to my personal website and blog. You or your tech can contact me via the form there, at http://www.fravel.net/contact-me/ I can probably provide schematics and some email assistance on repairs. There is a very good chance that the problem is not in the potted modules, there isn't anything especially fragile in them, unless most of the semiconductors got fried on the board anyway.
> >
> > Best of luck in getting it repaired. If you decide to abandon the attempt, please don't discard it, I would prefer to refurbish it at some point.
> >
> > Carl Frael
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com, k.gstettner@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Currently I have an old 4 panel system at restoration at Kevin Fortune in the US. (I'm from europe)
> > > Incorporated is a not too happy GE PEF module that Ken has trouble to tackle since there is no available schematics.
> > > As most of you veterans know, the PEF has potted submodules by Entle Electrics and was not an original Serge design.
> > > For me playing cello this module is really important so I try to do whatever is possible to help repairing it since to find a PEF panel for sale is really hard.
> > > If it's the pots then I'm out of luck anyway but to even know that for sure Ken would need a working unit as a reference.
> > > So I came up with the idea to ask around if a US serge owner would be so kind to have his panel shipped to Kevin for a few days (I'll happily pay for the shipping) so he can figure out what's happening.
> > >
> > > cheers
> > >
> > > Kaus
> > >
> >
>

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