The time has come... (Poll)

Bringing your older offset back to life.
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What Color?

Poll ended at Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:00 pm

Paint it Black
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39%
Paint it something else
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61%
 
Total votes: 49

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Re: The time has come... (Poll)

Post by countertext » Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:31 pm

The black and gold seem like they would both look great. I can already see that burst with black in my head.

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Re: The time has come... (Poll)

Post by OffYourFace » Thu Apr 17, 2025 3:44 pm

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Re: The time has come... (Poll)

Post by countertext » Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:55 pm

Yes yes and yes. You can’t lose.

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Re: The time has come... (Poll)

Post by OffYourFace » Sat Apr 19, 2025 12:09 am

I forgot I did this. Gosh I'm so smart :D
I think I got sick of cleaning out the bottom of the thimble whenever i had a grounding issue. Corrosion kills the connection so this little trick fixed it permanently.


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Re: The time has come... (Poll)

Post by Ursa Minor » Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:31 am

That's a cool little fix! Did you have issues getting the thimble back in?
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Re: The time has come... (Poll)

Post by OffYourFace » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:56 am

Ursa Minor wrote:
Sat Apr 19, 2025 7:31 am
That's a cool little fix! Did you have issues getting the thimble back in?
No actually. But you need a really good iron to make it work.

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Re: The time has come... (Poll)

Post by Ursa Minor » Sat Apr 19, 2025 11:57 am

I bet. I feel like I also need to call out what a nice solder joint that is. 😎
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