Refurbishing a ZX950
This ZX950 was in terrible condition, so its owner sent it to me to be refurbished. The plan called for me to get the amp back working 100% electrically, and mechanically, and then it would be sent off to Matt at Khameleon Koatings for fresh powder coat and graphics. The following work was performed...
-Cleaned the dust dirt and grime off the cover, and bottom chassis
-Installed 4 replacement windows
-Installed 4 new mounting feet
-Repaired a few dents and bends in the sheetmetal
-Installed new reverse polarity protection diodes on the ZX500 side
-Installed a new PWM controller in the ZX500 side
-Installed new power supply MOSFETs, and gate resistors in the ZX500 side.
-Installed new LEDs in both boards
-Installed new input supply capacitors in both boards
-Removed all existing thermal paste, cleaned all heatsink components, and applied new thermal paste
-Replaced the fan on the ZX450 side
-Cleaned the speaker terminals on both boards
-Replaced missing or highly damaged speaker screws
-Cleaned the power terminals on both boards
-Cleaned the brass parts on the power terminals, and the screws
-Lightly oiled the power terminal screws
-Replaced any missing chassis screws, gold, black, or silver
-Installed brass straps on bass and gain controls of both boards to keep movement tight and smooth
-Replaced fuse on ZX450 board with correct value
-Replaced all heatsink screws with stainless steel socket head cap screws
Here are some photos of the work performed...