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Kasino 400 [message #22525] Fri, 27 February 2015 11:47 Go to next message
TCPMeta is currently offline  TCPMeta
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A year ago a friend gave me a Kasino 400 (says u-200 on power head) and it has signs of age. The cabinet is like new except a few missing knobs. Anyway the power lamp doesn't work, doubt I can use a LED in its place so I need a bulb size. All of the pots are dodgy, have to twist them around a bit to get them working. I want to replace the pots if possible, I tried cleaning them and it didn't help let alone made things worse so now if I change the bright or select tone it will scream at high volume. I'm handy with a soldering iron so I can easily fix it but I have no idea on the taste of the pots. Any help would be great.

Oh, any chance on a pinout for the footswitch would be great as well.
Re: Kasino 400 [message #22526 is a reply to message #22525] Fri, 27 February 2015 13:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Iowa Boy is currently offline  Iowa Boy
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What did you use to clean the pots? DeoxIT seems to be the best for cleaning pots. Cleaning the pots should not make them worse, I would think, unless your just moving the gunk around more.

Bill or Steve can give you the bulb info, as well as recommendations for your pot problem.

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Re: Kasino 400 [message #22527 is a reply to message #22525] Fri, 27 February 2015 14:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
stevem is currently offline  stevem
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I use there Fader F5 stuff and sometimes on tuff pots I have to unsolder them from the board, then take them apart and wash them out with soapy water. I then blow dry them out and sometimes re polish the brass contact wiper and its corresponding ring!
Re: Kasino 400 [message #22528 is a reply to message #22525] Fri, 27 February 2015 14:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
chicagobill
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I'm not that familiar with the Kasino models, so if you give us a better description we may be able to help out more. Pleat may chime in here and help us all. Is this one like a tuck and roll model with 4 channels, 4 inputs all on the front panel?

As for the pots, I would suggest that you try and clean them with some Caig DeoxIt before you try and replace them. Unless they have been physically damaged in some way, these old pots will be better than anything that you can find to replace them with.

Look at the pc boards and try to find the etched in number of the board, like PC803 or something. Then you can go to the technical section and look up the schematics.

If the pilot light is a standard bayonet bulb, then the number you need is a #1829. You can use an led to replace the bulb, but you will need to change the dropping resistor value to make it work.
Re: Kasino 400 [message #24899 is a reply to message #22528] Wed, 13 April 2016 21:22 Go to previous message
efinger is currently offline  efinger
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thanks for the info on Deoxit, ive never heard of it. Thats the one thing (luckily) that sometimes causes me problems in my Kustoms. I dont play them constantly and the pots build up some nasty dust and short out until they are exercised.
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