I suspect eksc is a one man shop now and may be affected by vacations and the like. Russ always returned my calls and emails, sometimes taking a few days. If you can be patient he's great. I'm sure there are other shops that can repair it though if you can't get Russ.
Electron Kinetics Eagle 2 Repair Help
Hi All,
I just purchased an obviously used Electron Kinetics Eagle 2 amp serial number 774 and I am super psyched to finally own a John Iverson design.
Before plugging it in I opened it up. It looks nasty in there! Looks like both capacitors (both 80000MFD) are leaking, and that there was a serious short at the RCA outs. Also it looks like the top lid has been bent in enough to make contact with the terminals of the capacitors.
www.eagle-audio.com seems to be out of commission. Does anyone out there know of a dependable repair guru for these amps? Does anyone have schematics or a list of parts that I can purchase and try to fix this thing myself?
Does anyone know more about these amps and John Iverson.
Please be in touch!
Best,
Brett
www.brettmc.com
858.334.5229
I just purchased an obviously used Electron Kinetics Eagle 2 amp serial number 774 and I am super psyched to finally own a John Iverson design.
Before plugging it in I opened it up. It looks nasty in there! Looks like both capacitors (both 80000MFD) are leaking, and that there was a serious short at the RCA outs. Also it looks like the top lid has been bent in enough to make contact with the terminals of the capacitors.
www.eagle-audio.com seems to be out of commission. Does anyone out there know of a dependable repair guru for these amps? Does anyone have schematics or a list of parts that I can purchase and try to fix this thing myself?
Does anyone know more about these amps and John Iverson.
Please be in touch!
Best,
Brett
www.brettmc.com
858.334.5229
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I am also searching for a schematic for my Eagle 2C amplifier. One of the channels has gone out. I have also tried emailing and calling them, but never heard back! I have found a schematic for the 7A/Rev2. But I don't believe that would help out much. I was thinking on just doing a complete rebuild using all new parts, but that will take some time to get all the values correct if I can. I have located the company in Japan that actually sells the Sanken transistors, but I haven't contacted them as yet to see if they still make them. I would guess they would have a direct substitute. The amp I have was assembled back in December, 1992. So I could change out all of the caps, but then I would be concerned with one of the FET's going south. I know they say if it's not broke, don't fix it, but depending on how much extra all the parts would be, that would determine rather or not if I would rebuild this amp. I'm not sure if the value would decrease if I did do this, as I know collectors look for OEM..LOL Perhaps someone here may have another contact number I could try to get in touch with a knowledgeable person for these Eagle amps? Thanks! |
I'm guessing that you've seen this eagle repair and upgrade service... Just in case: http://www.eagle-audio.com/pay.htm |
Yes sir, I surely have! I just wanted to talk to someone there that could better assist me. I'm not sure if they will just send/sell the parts for the upgrades or not. I am very capable of replacing the parts myself. Just didn't want to go through the shipping and extra expenses if I didn't have to. Thanks for the link anyhow! |
Brett, Too bad if Russ at EKSC is no longer available. Having worked for Iverson I expect he knows more about Eagle products than anyone. Since you appear to be in the San Diego area here are two local techs I can recommend: Art LaRose - artaudio09@hotmail.com Mike Zuccaro, 858-271-8294 (calling better than email) |
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