I am, in all likelihood, one of those hit by the? PCM1804 problem.? I have read threads about replacing it
and bought replacement chips and the necessary tools, but I doubt my eyesight and? dexterity are equal to the task.
Wrecking my QMX is the most likely outcome.
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I would rather restart the build with a PCB known to contain a good PCM1804. Buying a new QMX (which would be my third,
since my first was accidentally destroyed) is expensive. If replacement PCBs (just the part containing the PCM1804) were
available, I would buy one, reusing the SMPS, front panel, and all salvageable components.
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I think Hans could consider making such replacement PCBs available at or near cost to previous buyers of a QMX,
on a one-for-one basis. I also? feel warning should be given to prospective builders that there is (aparently) a 15%
chance of having to replace a SMD component, something which is at the boundary or beyond of what many of us
can tackle.
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