Battery-less Profex mod coming to an end!

Steve Leonard · Post by **Steve Leonard** » 10 Sep 2006 10:23 pm

Ken, Thanks for the great service and fast response on my ProfexII.

Delvin Morgan · Post by **Delvin Morgan** » 12 Sep 2006 4:43 pm

I too am a happy customer, just got my "fex" back, and it sounds great. Thanks Ken.

check's in the mail

Marlan Smith · Post by **Marlan Smith** » 13 Sep 2006 7:10 pm

Thanks Ken for the great service. The check was mailed today.

Brint Hannay · Post by **Brint Hannay** » 13 Sep 2006 8:09 pm

Ken, I sent you an e-mail, hoping to secure chips for my ProFex II and TubeFex (and ProFex II foot controller?)

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 14 Sep 2006 4:48 am

Thanks Steve, Marlan and Delivin! Brint, email sent. No battery in the foot-ontroller.

At this time there are 33 ZMD chips left that are not reserved.

Larry Behm · Post by **Larry Behm** » 15 Sep 2006 10:16 am

Ken why all of this after market upgrade, can't the units come with a better quality of components?

Larry Behm

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 15 Sep 2006 3:33 pm

The batterly-less memory is a newer technology, not availabe when these units were built.

The Burr Brown chips were likely not available at the time. If they were, I am sure that it was a cost measure. I fell certain no one else was likely using the Burr Brown chips in a comparible unit. Competetion often dicates design considerations!

John Lazarus · Post by **John Lazarus** » 18 Sep 2006 9:00 am

Ken, Sent you an email to reserve two for my Tubfex units. Thanks.

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 18 Sep 2006 11:37 am

Thanks, John.

That leaves only 19 of the ZMD chips left.

[This message was edited by Ken Fox on 19 September 2006 at 11:18 AM.]

Art Cockriel · Post by **Art Cockriel** » 23 Sep 2006 6:05 am

Ken, Just hooked up my pro-fex, I just received back from you with the new Mod and Battery eliminated. It is the best thing I have could have done, to get the tone I have been looking for. It is Great!! and the quick service is just as great. I am really please with the sound and the service.......... thanks so much. art

Bill Bearley · Post by **Bill Bearley** » 25 Sep 2006 9:05 am

Ken,
Do you have any chips left for the
Profex 2? If so please save me one.

Thanks,
Bill Bearley

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 26 Sep 2006 6:27 am

I have just a few left at this time. I am now testing a chip from Simtek that appears to be working great in a Profex 2 that I have in the shop! More on that later, I want to try it in a Transtubefex or Tubefex first.

Thanks to John Fera at Peavey for the info on that chip. I have located 70 thru a vendor I use for the Burr Brown chips. The Burr Brown chips seem to be getting just as hard to find. Digikey, Mouser and all the distributors I could find a while back were out.

I am hoping to have enough stock for Dallas next year!

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 27 Sep 2006 4:50 am

I have 6 of the ZMD chips left as of this morning.

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 29 Sep 2006 8:19 am

All the ZMD chips are pre-sold!

I have 70 of the Simtek chips in now! They are working great in the Profex 2 I have on the bench. I have been testing it for weeks and it seems to be the same chip!

Bill Bearley · Post by **Bill Bearley** » 29 Sep 2006 9:45 am

Ken,
I am now the proud owner of a battery-less Profex 11. Everything went just like you said it would. Thanks for all your help.

Bill Bearley

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 29 Sep 2006 10:41 am

Thanks, Bill. Good to see another one saved from battery damage!!

A photo of battery leakage, Go this one in today, looked like a new unit outside, but inside!!!

[This message was edited by Ken Fox on 29 September 2006 at 12:08 PM.][This message was edited by Ken Fox on 01 October 2006 at 05:09 AM.]

Delvin Morgan · Post by **Delvin Morgan** » 1 Oct 2006 6:19 am

Ken does a great job on the Profex II's. Mine never sounded better, especially the lower bass tones.
Thanks Ken.