On Tue, 2007-06-05 at 10:26 +0000, mda231 wrote:

> Hello Gordon,
>
> Thanks for the tips.
>
> I think the eBay man to whom you refer is Chipforbrains: I e-mailed
> him maybe a year or two ago, but didn't get a reply. Might be worth
> trying him again as he seems quite busy.

The very man! I've had a few bits off him, but he's very hard to get
hold of. That said, when I ordered an SSM2056 and instead got sent a
pack of six CEM3394s, he was very very quick to respond and sort out the
problem.

> As I recall from the 707 service notes, the pot is a dual 50KB, so
> you're right, replacing it with a 100K ohm would work, but
> unfortunately, try as I might, I just can't seem to track down on of
> the correct dimensions to use as a drop-in replacement.

There must be something similar...

> The hard-wired 75% volume solution would work too, but I am really
> trying to restore this machine to it's former glory.

Well if I can't get my dead TR-626 going again then I might take the
volume pot off and send you it.

Gordon