AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...

[MIMike]

Thanks for the suggestions all. I was able to pluck it out with some double stick tape on a paint stir stick. I agree with the thought that it might have come from one of the mounting panels for either the switches or connectors. I tried tightening those from the outside and they all seemed to snug down OK. So, I removed the top port tube and accessed those panels. All 4 of the screws had a nut on them. Then I got a mirror and a light and discovered one of the screws holding the Neutrik connector on to the panel was missing the nut. Now it’s back in place and the other three nuts are snugged down too!

Guts shot:

Thanks again.
Mike

 

[MarkA]

Thanks for the suggestions all. I was able to pluck it out with some double stick tape on a paint stir stick. I agree with the thought that it might have come from one of the mounting panels for either the switches or connectors. I tried tightening those from the outside and they all seemed to snug down OK. So, I removed the top port tube and accessed those panels. All 4 of the screws had a nut on them. Then I got a mirror and a light and discovered one of the screws holding the Neutrik connector on to the panel was missing the nut. Now it’s back in place and the other three nuts are snugged down too!

Guts shot:
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Thanks again.
Mike

Good deal. Good work. Maybe Loctite would be a good idea there? Dunno.

 

[MIMike]

If I ever remove the driver I will have better access to those nuts.
I can’t imagine the mess I would make trying to get a drop of that stuff on the nuts w/o having all over the driver and inside of the box
It should last for a while now that I snugged them down.

 

[MarkA]

If I ever remove the driver I will have better access to those nuts.
I can’t imagine the mess I would make trying to get a drop of that stuff on the nuts w/o having all over the driver and inside of the box
It should last for a while now that I snugged them down.

Makes sense!

 

[Texican]

I’m hoping he isn’t freezing in the dark with no heat, no power and piled high with snow atm.

Same here. It’s been rough getting ahold of food, and I’m going to be missing a full week’s worth of pay. But at least I have my power and water on. I wish the best to Duke and everyone else caught up in this mess. It’s frustrating because back in my Air Force days I worked outside in North Dakota winters. It’s not even cold here but we get a little snow and the state shuts down. People are freaking out buying six months worth of food all at once (it’s gonna be hot here in a week lol) and the rest of us can’t get groceries for one dinner.

 

[McFarlin]

Same here. It’s been rough getting ahold of food, and I’m going to be missing a full week’s worth of pay. But at least I have my power and water on. I wish the best to Duke and everyone else caught up in this mess. It’s frustrating because back in my Air Force days I worked outside in North Dakota winters. It’s not even cold here but we get a little snow and the state shuts down. People are freaking out buying six months worth of food all at once (it’s gonna be hot here in a week lol) and the rest of us can’t get groceries for one dinner.

Glad you're still digging the cab. Are you running ports and switches wide open with the band?

We are still without water, so the bathtubs are filled with snow. Power came on sometime yesterday after 60-70hrs of nothing (found a warm bed about halfway through it).
Now, no gasoline, long lines with little/no groceries at HEB.
Out for a walk today, I noticed a line outside the nearby vegan market and made it home with a $45 armload of goods. Coffee-soaked sprouted almonds? Who knew?

 

[stubborne]

Glad you're still digging the cab. Are you running ports and switches wide open with the band?

We are still without water, so the bathtubs are filled with snow. Power came on sometime yesterday after 60-70hrs of nothing (found a warm bed about halfway through it).
Now, no gasoline, long lines with little/no groceries at HEB.
Out for a walk today, I noticed a line outside the nearby vegan market and made it home with a $45 armload of goods. Coffee-soaked sprouted almonds? Who knew?

Thinking about all our Texas friends and family. Stay safe, stay warm and good luck, sir...

 

[Medicine Man]

People just seem to accept a 3 year waiting list for a Wal, just saying. Handmade botique whatevers dont go flying out the door.

 

[Texican]

Glad you're still digging the cab. Are you running ports and switches wide open with the band?

We are still without water, so the bathtubs are filled with snow. Power came on sometime yesterday after 60-70hrs of nothing (found a warm bed about halfway through it).
Now, no gasoline, long lines with little/no groceries at HEB.
Out for a walk today, I noticed a line outside the nearby vegan market and made it home with a $45 armload of goods. Coffee-soaked sprouted almonds? Who knew?

I knew it was bad but I had no idea that people were having to shop at vegan marts! Oh the humanity!

Just kidding. Sorry you have been without power. I ran it without the ports and all switches on. I will experiment more in the future, but my tone was immediately on point and it was my first rehearsal with this group so I tried to keep it all business and simple.

 

[Redbrangus]

It’s not even cold here but we get a little snow and the state shuts down.

While the basic premise -- that things shut down here when there's a little snow -- is pretty much accurate, this is not that kind of situation. The near collapse of the state's power grid and the shut down of power generation facilities are considerably more formidable challenges than 'a little snow'. I think you're in San Antonio, which has zero snowplows and zero snow tires, same as where I am. And same as Dallas or Houston. How does one navigate an elevated roadway that's coated with a quarter-inch of ice? It ain't North Dakota, but Texas is/was pretty much paralyzed. I doubt we'll have any water for a week or more in Austin, and it won't be potable for another week after that. It's hard to blame a family with kids for stocking up on supplies when they finally get a chance to hit an open store. Gas stations that have power are out of fuel because most of the other retail venders can't pump fuel. I live in one of the most affluent parts of my town and I have no idea when I'll have my electricity restored. Luckily, I have a neighbor one door down who is letting me run 200 feet of AC cable to her patio plug so I have TV and Internet, but I've burned all my firewood so it's starting to get a bit chilly. Got plenty of water in the hot tub to flush toilets with, but I have to have power to run my sewer pump -- I figure my wife and I have about 30-35 more flushes before we start spilling sewage out onto the ground. All I'm asking is please don't make the standard, ill-informed Yankee assessment that our entire state has shut down just because we got a little snow. Just sayin'....

 

[slagheap]

Being in Texas, the man probably doesn't even have power and has bigger things to worry about. How about cut him some slack?

I'm well informed regarding the situation in Texas. I wasn't referring to the present conversation, but to Duke's overall long relative absence from the board. I'm not trying to elicit a response or play Cassandra. Duke went through some very serious ****, and I sho'nuff don't believe things will " get back to normal. " That's not how life works.

 

[Texican]

While the basic premise -- that things shut down here when there's a little snow -- is pretty much accurate, this is not that kind of situation. The near collapse of the state's power grid and the shut down of power generation facilities are considerably more formidable challenges than 'a little snow'. I think you're in San Antonio, which has zero snowplows and zero snow tires, same as where I am. And same as Dallas or Houston. How does one navigate an elevated roadway that's coated with a quarter-inch of ice? It ain't North Dakota, but Texas is/was pretty much paralyzed. I doubt we'll have any water for a week or more in Austin, and it won't be potable for another week after that. It's hard to blame a family with kids for stocking up on supplies when they finally get a chance to hit an open store. Gas stations that have power are out of fuel because most of the other retail venders can't pump fuel. I live in one of the most affluent parts of my town and I have no idea when I'll have my electricity restored. Luckily, I have a neighbor one door down who is letting me run 200 feet of AC cable to her patio plug so I have TV and Internet, but I've burned all my firewood so it's starting to get a bit chilly. Got plenty of water in the hot tub to flush toilets with, but I have to have power to run my sewer pump -- I figure my wife and I have about 30-35 more flushes before we start spilling sewage out onto the ground. All I'm asking is please don't make the standard, ill-informed Yankee assessment that our entire state has shut down just because we got a little snow. Just sayin'....

I ABSOLUTELY can blame a family for stocking up, if they do it irresponsibly and irrationally to the extent that their panic cripples the infrastructure. My wife’s friend is posting on Facebook that her husband bought a years worth of cheese and lunch meat... and she’s complaining that he didn’t get the right kind. Wow. I blame absolutely blame people like that for making the situation worse.

Now if you’re being honest, you know we Texans like to brag about everything, but we do freak out every time it drops below 32. So of course people in the north are going to make fun of us. Yes, this time is different and way more serious, but that’s a whole separate issue. If you make it to San Antonio (and my power is still on) come have some water and PB&J sandwiches with me and we’ll jam out on the AK Changeling 212.

 

[Redbrangus]

Ok, point taken. And I've actually had it relatively easy -- I've only been without power for about 36 hours. We have friends all over town who've done without for twice that. And all of us are dreading what's going to happen when the water does come back. Thanks for the invite -- I'd rather wait until we can go get some Norteno-style Tex-Mex and cervesas frias after we get back closer to normal.

 

[McFarlin]

I ABSOLUTELY can blame a family for stocking up, if they do it irresponsibly and irrationally to the extent that their panic cripples the infrastructure. My wife’s friend is posting on Facebook that her husband bought a years worth of cheese and lunch meat... and she’s complaining that he didn’t get the right kind. Wow. I blame absolutely blame people like that for making the situation worse.

Now if you’re being honest, you know we Texans like to brag about everything, but we do freak out every time it drops below 32. So of course people in the north are going to make fun of us. Yes, this time is different and way more serious, but that’s a whole separate issue. If you make it to San Antonio (and my power is still on) come have some water and PB&J sandwiches with me and we’ll jam out on the AK Changeling 212.

If she's complaining about the lunchmeat, I can send her this vegan jerky. It chews like a bag of days-old soggy fries, but the spice is on point.

 

[DukeLeJeune]

We were without power and water for between two and three days. Now we have power and internet access intermittently, and water pressure at the moment. Just one more really cold night to go before the temperatures start to swing back up.

I'm still working on my backlog of orders... or was until it got too cold to glue or duratex or run my power tools (the electric motors burn up when the grease gets too cold). Will get back on it soon as I can.

 

[steubig]

We were without power and water for between two and three days. Now we have power and internet access intermittently, and water pressure at the moment. Just one more really cold night to go before the temperatures start to swing back up.

I'm still working on my backlog of orders... or was until it got too cold to glue or duratex or run my power tools (the electric motors burn up when the grease gets too cold). Will get back on it soon as I can.

thank you.

stay safe.

 

[mmbongo]

We were without power and water for between two and three days. Now we have power and internet access intermittently, and water pressure at the moment. Just one more really cold night to go before the temperatures start to swing back up.

I'm still working on my backlog of orders... or was until it got too cold to glue or duratex or run my power tools (the electric motors burn up when the grease gets too cold). Will get back on it soon as I can.

Good to hear from you Duke! Reports of your demise were greatly exaggerated

 

[mexicanyella]

Good to hear from you Duke! Reports of your demise were greatly exaggerated

Me too, glad to hear from you!

 

[wave rider]

You are good people Duke. Stay safe.

 

[PDGood]

Instead of paying attention to all the guys carrying signs, I'll just wait to hear from Duke about any news, which I hope to be positive for him, regardless of what anyone else predicts or recommends.

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Amen to this!