Restoring a Vintage Mackie CR-1604 Mixer (Part 1 of 3)

In this three part series I teardown, fix, and service an early 90s Mackie CR-1604. Learn more about these mixers, early 90s electronics, and service. These mixers are common and can often be purchased very inexpensively but were well designed and had great specs for the era. I paid $75 for the mixer featured in this video plus $50 more for second one that I used for parts. Mixer videos have been the most viewed episodes on this channel. I thought it would be fun to get away from the screen a few days and work on some vintage hardware. Don't worry, I will have more software tutorials on the channel again soon. Purchase Mackie gear using my affiliate link: https://glnk.io/8y139/inventive-gear Background music produced by Bad Snacks. Check out her YouTube channel here:    / badsnacks   Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 01:40 Mute to Alt 3/4 02:50 Can two old CR-1604s be converted to one good one? 06:50 Gain staging 07:42 Rude solo light 08:16 Removing the Pod 09:21 Ribbon cables 09:45 Power supply & transformer 11:41 Assessing the damage 14:50 Organizing screws for reassembly 16:07 Temporary power cord 17:20 Removing broken power switch 19:26 Re-assembling the Pod 19:53 Smoke test and assessment 26:20 Plan & next steps Amazon links to some tools and supplies used in this video: MegaPro ratchet screw driver: https://amzn.to/3unf4d8 Heat gun: https://amzn.to/3vki3Et Deoxit Fader Lube https://amzn.to/3oLIv7I Cleaning swabs https://amzn.to/3hZjapc Function generator https://amzn.to/3fHQIpe 12 x 10 Poly parts bag https://amzn.to/3yGrnEG 4 x 6 Poly parts bag https://amzn.to/2Sq4S6C @mackiegear #mackiegear #mackieartist, #poweredbymackie