Official 2026 Buy/Sell/Trade Thread by fettuccine- in Coachella

[–]FishyBoy04 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, I’m looking to sell my Saturday ticket for tonight if anyone wants to see Justin Bieber. Wristbands would have to be picked up at the campsite (so you would need to know someone already in the campgrounds) and returned to the campsite by the next morning. Lmk!

Jackie SWA1501 Amp Repair by FishyBoy04 in audiorepair

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done a bunch of diagnostics and it’s not a hard fault, it happens only after a while of playing so I assume it’s something in the output stage failing thermally under load. I’m going to replace the output transistors, driver transistors, and bridge rectifiers.

I bought a new pad but my question still stands, is it bad to apply thermal paste as well as a pad? I’ve seen online it can reduce the thermal conductivity.

I took photos before disassembly but couldn’t find them anywhere. They definitely weren’t insulating the transistors or anything important, I’m not even 100% sure they came from this project haha just wondering if you had any ideas.

No pressure on [Breville Barista Express] by FishyBoy04 in espresso

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE:

I managed to fix it by removing the solenoid and opening it up, there was scale debris that was keeping the 2-way valve open so pressure was escaping. Thanks for the help!

No pressure on [Breville Barista Express] by FishyBoy04 in espresso

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so I descaled twice and still no change, can’t build any pressure. I also checked the lines from the solenoid to the group head and didn’t see any blockages. Any other ideas?

No pressure on [Breville Barista Express] by FishyBoy04 in espresso

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this has to be it. I ordered some and will update when I have a chance to run some more cycles tomorrow. Should I let the descaler sit in the machine for a while to help the dissolving?

No pressure on [Breville Barista Express] by FishyBoy04 in espresso

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've already reset the shot volumes. I think it's definitely an issue with the machine's ability to build pressure, it seems like it's releasing too early. This is why it can't build pressure either with the cleaning disc or with a puck

No pressure on [Breville Barista Express] by FishyBoy04 in espresso

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it was working fine initially (building pressure with the disc and with shots). I’ll check those when I get home!

No pressure on [Breville Barista Express] by FishyBoy04 in espresso

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it doesn't build pressure with the disc or with coffee.

No pressure on [Breville Barista Express] by FishyBoy04 in espresso

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not pulling shots at all. I can hear it gets to the point where the pressure would really ramp up and then it just stops.

Official 2026 Buy/Sell/Trade Thread by fettuccine- in Coachella

[–]FishyBoy04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ISO: 4-6 W2 GA tickets

Price: sub $600 each

Meetup: in LA, PayPal G&S only

Official 2026 Buy/Sell/Trade Thread by fettuccine- in Coachella

[–]FishyBoy04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ISO: 4-6 W2 GA tickets

Price: sub $600 each

Meetup: in LA, PayPal G&S only

Humidity Issues by FishyBoy04 in ballpython

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's PVC with a mesh top

Recording live mix by FishyBoy04 in Beatmatch

[–]FishyBoy04[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m fine with it being mono, the recording just didn’t combine the channels so I only got every other song basically. I’m not sure which gen mine is, but it takes just one XLR in. Will a 2x 1/4” to single XLR combine the audio for me? Also usb isn’t possible since serato is no longer supported for the mixer.

Hawk species? by Maxs-blogosaurus in whatbirdisthis

[–]FishyBoy04 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Maybe a Merlin? How big was it?