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| it was so tight for some reason .. i tried losening the screws in the preamp and the lever was still tight, it made it hard to put the preamp in and out i had to struggle to get it out every time and i was putting it in correctly like i do on the 1777 i had and the 1778t but the lever was stiff and eventually broke today .. can i get a new lever put in the pre amp can? should i just take it to a authorized ovation repair luthier ? or what ? | |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | More than likely it would be easier just to get a new can.
There is a way that that spring assembly comes-out...
But when my OP-30 can broke, I just got a new can.
In the meantime...
I would just put a piece of tape on the preamp module.
Black electrical tape. Up by the release button. Tape from under the unit.
Fold the end of the tape over so that it sticks-out the front.
That way you can pull the can out while you push the button.
That will work temporarily until you can get another can.
Any OP-Pro series can will work.
Here is a quick example I just made-up...
(I couldn't find a photo of the OP-30 from the old daze)
Hope that helps.
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Location: Utah | There are several versions of the can. Your Studio preamp should have a connector on the bottom with 8 copper tabs on it. Look at the can and you'll see a matching connector with 8 tabs in it. Other earlier versions of the Op series only had 7 tabs, and in a slightly different geometry. So be sure you get a can with the 8 tabs.
Also, if you have an XLR output on your guitar you will want the matching can. Though the documentation is terrible, as in non-existent, from the factory, there appears to be some extra circuitry in the can for the XLR equipped guitars. And, some versions allow phantom power to run the preamp while others do not. The circuit board at the output jacks has necessary circuitry for the XLR, but I am not sure whether the phantom power enabled guitars have the circuitry at the jacks or in the can, or at both places.
The phantom power may be what killed my Op Pro Studio. I swapped all my preamps around in different guitars to see which I liked best in which guitar. Somehow the output of my Studio died, and it may have been from phantom power. I am not certain, but caution is advised.
I would suggest you contact John Budney at the factory to determine which can you need. There may be a part number or a visible feature which identifies the correct can for you.
Someone here may have a spare correct can which they'd send to you, as long as you can define what it is you need and then verify exactly what is being offered. | |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Yes, contact John Budney.
They will know which can you need.
Eight Oh Oh-Five Five Two-Four Six Eight One. X120 
So specify that you need an OP-Pro series can.
If you are buying used, do not think that an iDea can will work,
And I know that an OP-10, -11, -20, -30, -40, -50, won't work.
I think that if you order an separate can they all come with an XLR outlet. (all mine did)
Personally, I drop my VIP and Studio preamps into any OP-Pro system I own.
I also switch my OP-40 into my OP-30 cans if I need a Notch Filter.
I have never used Phantom Power.
Edited by Old Man Arthur 2014-04-19 3:43 PM
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op pro studio preamp can lever broke.. replacement ?