Help, phono boards and the missing link?

[bruss]

I have finally gotten around to opening up the 92 and the 82 to swap boards.

I have removed the 522 phone boards from the 92 and the 92 has the links broken .

I have a set of 526 boards from the 82 which I intend to now put in to the 92. Do I need to remake the broken links?

For the 82 the links are not broken.

Do I need to cut those links in the centre before fitting the 522 boards?

[bruss]

OK, searching through post I need to cut the links on the 82 to stop ‘motorboating’.

Remaining question is then do I need to remake the links on the 92 before fitting the 526 boards?

Thanks

[Thegreatroberto]

No. The 526 boards are the link.
Saying that, even if you did remake the link and fit the 526 boards I can’t see it would matter.

[bruss]

Thanks, that was my confusion. In the 82 with the 526 boards working, the link was uncut.

[Thegreatroberto]

If long term you were going to use an external phono stage on that input, then the preference would be to make the links.
Which is what I did with one of my 72s when I sent it for service to Darran. ( And getting 326 boards is nigh on impossible!)

[bruss]

OOps.

Seems early 82’s need to leave those links intact.

Tomorrow a bit of borax and one of these should fix it.

[Dashing]

I was taught to solder with those.

[bruss]

Happy to report that on this 82 the links MUST stay in place. All done and sounding sweet with Dark Side and two Hicaps.