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ramko console manual

J

jki5384486

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Greetings,
In need of an early Ramko console manual either 5 or 8 channel with the pretty touch pads. Mainly just need the terminal strip wiring assignments but wjould love to have the whole thing if possible. Thanks
Jerry
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Oh boy. That was a long time ago.
As I recall, the inputs and outputs were lined-up as follows:
L-, L+, Com, R+, R-. Begin counting the connections (as viewed from the rear) from right to left. Input 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, etc.
Please be aware that the preamplifier opamps are no longer available. I don't think that there are any pin-for-pin replacements either.
I hope that someone has a manual for you.
The consoles did sound pretty good.
 
frankberry said:
Oh boy. That was a long time ago.
As I recall, the inputs and outputs were lined-up as follows:
L-, L+, Com, R+, R-. Begin counting the connections (as viewed from the rear) from right to left. Input 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, etc.
Please be aware that the preamplifier opamps are no longer available. I don't think that there are any pin-for-pin replacements either.
I hope that someone has a manual for you.
The consoles did sound pretty good.
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I ran into one of those RC4136 chips in the parts bin the other day. I used to care for two DC-8 consoles. If I can find anything on them I'll pass it on.
 
Ramko. Good sounding console, but serious problems dealing with static electricity. Make all your jocks remove their shoes before using this one in the winter time. One zap, and all the channels would turn on. Only powering off the board would fix it.

I think Franberry is correct on the input wiring.
 
stacker said:
...One zap, and all the channels would turn on...
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Yeah...good times. ::) Had one guy that made sure the mic pots were always down when not in use so that when he lit the thing up no one could hear him cuss. ;D
 
Didn't they make a well known Hillbilly STL known as Mr. Microphone? Ronco also gave us the latest butchered hits cut at such low level that we needed console pots which went to 15 ;D
 
For the time, and for the price, these Ramko's were pretty impressive. The biggest problem was very little headroom and peak reading meters. With most operators they distorted peaks.

We had one DJ that was convinced the board shocked him. No one else had that problem so I never really figured out what the problem was!!!

Their cart machines and phono preamps were pretty good too!
 
Seconded, they did make very good gear as a rule. Reliable, reasonably priced, and good. Nothing wrong with it as long as anti-static procedures are followed (all good engineers should do this, not just Ramko and Arrakis users, some Dynamax boards don't like wintry static and dry air leading to same). Anti-static grounding measures reduce blood pressure for operator and for engineering.
 
Dang...forgot about carts...I think my college had the cart machines (had hi-speed cue, if I recall...been 30 years). they also had the Ramko board with slide faders and real pushbuttons (DC-12?) As I remember, the console was pretty compact and there was a rackmount chassis.
 
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