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I hear you! A relay? What The?
Relays were a nice clean solution back in the day and often found in older equipment, both professional and consumer grade (remember that little click when you turn on the amplifier at home? That's the loudspeaker protection relay kicking in.
Now this particular relay is special in that it is a direct/correct replacement for servicing the DBX 1231 Equaliser
The DBX 1231 has a special audio bypass in the design, if the power supply rails "drop off", the relay de-energises and you have audio but no longer is the EQ unit functioning - audio is sent straight from the input to the output because something is wrong with the EQ circuits/power supply. This is a particularly useful feature (although damn annoying when it happens) as the user still has audio running through the system but without the EQ function - NO DEAD AUDIO, the arch enemy of all audio professionals (in the broadcast industry is it referred to as "dead air" - all hell breaks loose if this happens!
Anyway, here is the miniature relay that switches the audio and if you don't remember where it goes, here is a photograph (the little red beastie near the rear connectors and partially obscured by the ribbon cable)
So down to the details ...
NEC (Japan) - Miniature Relay
Type: MR62-24USB
Package: DIL 8x PCB pins
24V DC coil
Switching: DPDT
Contact material: Gold Silver plating
DIMENSIONS:
19.75mm x 9.5mm x 11mm height
COSMETIC CONDITION:
NEW Old Stock
Clean and undamaged physically
PCB pins clean and shiny
To maintain the condition of this relay, it is now sealed in a clear plastic packet
SPECIAL NOTE: Although the person undertaking the task of servicing a DBX1231 should already know, MAKE SURE that it is the relay at fault! You should be checking the DBX1231 supply rails first, because if the power supply is not functioning correctly then you are wasting your time changing the relay!
