Gavijo70
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Scored this little chunky thing at an estate sale today for a whopping $20. It will be my first recapping practice project before even even removing 4 screws on my SX-1080. I figure for $20 if i fowl it I'm not out much. Got it home, brushed 46 years of dust out, deoxed the pots and all switches. Then hooked it up to some cheap Vega VS-80s and tuner. Then glory! Sounds fantastic. Still some noise on switches which i will reclean. Audible and visual woofer pop flex when the amp is turned on, even when the volume is at zero. Slight hiss when idle which i have been told can be cured with a few upgraded resisters. The original owner thought it was a good idea to invrave his name and DL number in the face plate. Being a rare amp I hope i can find a new face plate eventually. Any Ideas on the pop? Could it be dirt on the switches? It's only had one quick shot of deoxit and exercise. Also the face plate, any way to grind and buff that engraving out? Or any ideas to hide it? I will probably keep this one, so i want it to look good. Thanks