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[piotr]

Originally Posted by Invisible T

Hi, Thanks for getting back!
No glass was broken, I've taken the VU's off and taken out the glass, I will test it more when I'm back home in a week to make sure the needles work ok. Here's some more pics to show the situation with the left hand glass out and the right hand one corrected.

I still can't tell what the actual problem is with your meters. Can you describe the problem in more detail?
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[frontierfran]

seemed like the right thread, but I dont mean to hijack...

I have 2 non-matched pair GAMAs in my Lunchbox, one is several db's hotter than the other. anyone know is there is anyway to calibrate these guys? is there in internal pot I could tweak?

[Invisible T]

Originally Posted by piotr

I still can't tell what the actual problem is with your meters. Can you describe the problem in more detail?
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Yes sorry, I've been away. Right, I ran signal through it today, everything works ok (except one green bulb). The VU's work ok!! They now just don't have any glass in them, so not ideal from a dust point of view.

So I guess all I'd need is the 2 Black plastic outer frames with glass fitted. OR just re glue the glass in somehow. Thanks for the offer of help so far! Great thread!

[Chris G]

Originally Posted by frontierfran

seemed like the right thread, but I dont mean to hijack...

I have 2 non-matched pair GAMAs in my Lunchbox, one is several db's hotter than the other. anyone know is there is anyway to calibrate these guys? is there in internal pot I could tweak?

bringing this thread back alive. I've got 2 questions... I own the mono gama, optograph, and dual vandergraph. I'm finding that the gama is extremely hot. should the gain at 1 bring the level down to mute, or does everyone elses gama just start at a decent level and get louder from there?

My second question is... has anyone ran a mix through 2 of the gamas to use their pick of the tranformers for flavor? Kinda like a makeshift nonsumming equinox? My understanding is that he equinox sums, then hits the output transformers you choose. And if this is possible, do I need something like the Avedis line padz to pad it down?

[George Necola]

Originally Posted by Chris G

bringing this thread back alive. I've got 2 questions... I own the mono gama, optograph, and dual vandergraph. I'm finding that the gama is extremely hot. should the gain at 1 bring the level down to mute, or does everyone elses gama just start at a decent level and get louder from there?

My second question is... has anyone ran a mix through 2 of the gamas to use their pick of the tranformers for flavor? Kinda like a makeshift nonsumming equinox? My understanding is that he equinox sums, then hits the output transformers you choose. And if this is possible, do I need something like the Avedis line padz to pad it down?

I use that from time to time. as pad I use a GAS attenuator

[Jim Williams]

When you get tired of replacing those bulbs, you may be ready for LED's. I use either white or incandescent colored white for the bulb look. The colored/white ones come from:
LED Lights & Accessories - SUPER BRIGHT LEDS

Wire a 1N4001 or similar diode in series to block AC. Then add a 470 ohm or 1 k resistor to limit current and to adjust briteness. I sand the leds to defuse the light. You will never need to do this again.