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Re: [Simmons Drums] SDSV knob caps

2008-11-26 by mfretton

I've just ordered a bag of 100 grey Elma caps for SDSV knobs from
Foremost Electronics in the UK, so will shortly have a few(!) to spare
if anyone needs any. I'm happy to pass these on at minimal cost. Matt

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
>
> Matt skrev:
> > 
> > 
> > I think my OCD is worsening...does anyone know a source for the little
> > caps that cover the end of the knobs on the SDSV as I'm missing 8 of
> > them? Matt
> 
> Didn't you say you read the archive?
> 
> > PS this group is really useful...I couldn't get any sound from my SDSV
> > & by looking through the archive, found that I had to re-solder all my
> > XLR to jack leads in order that they work with the SDSV. Thanks!
> 
> Yes, you did... :D
> 
> I have fixed caps for fellow SDS-V users before. My local electronics 
> shop has a perfect match. They're not super cheap, but on the other 
> hand, if a few makes the SDS-V looks nice it's worth it. Price? As I 
> recall they're about 50 p each.
> 
> They even have red, black, green etc if you want to change the looks. I 
> got a mixed set of colours that had fallen off my Psionics gates. 
> Apparently a popular type of knobs/caps in the UK since Psionics are UK 
> based too and also uses lin 3 in the XLR for "hot".
> 
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