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From: tomp@vicom.com (Tom Pohorsky)
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Subject: Re: Phillips DACS
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Date: 2 Oct 90 13:30:19 GMT
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In article <6652@uwm.edu> frank@owlnet.rice.edu (Frank Kang) writes:
>I just got ahold of some Phillips S1 DACS.  I am debating whether I want
>to try to stick it into my Magnavox CD player, or if I should make and
>external Digital to Audio box since my CD player has digital outs?  I
>would appreciate any suggestions or plans for this little project.
>
>I think I prefer the external method...a couple of my friends have tried
>internal modifications, and they either pulled up traces on the circut
>board, or static fried the diodes in the lasers.

I am very pleased with the interior method. *But* I had the rework woman
(20+ years experience, multi-layer boards, etc..) here at work actually
do the installation of the socket. Find an expert.

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