Mccormack dna-1 protection problem

Heureka! I think i have fixed it(knock on wood).I have re-solder the whole board. On quite many of the solder joints the solder hade not gone through the board at all. I’m pretty sure the problem was the through-hole plating. That is why the board was so sensitive for pressing down on it

Now i have played on it for a few hours. I have pressed down on the board quite hard and taping on it. Much harder and more than before.This treatment would definitely triggered the protection before i re-soldered it.

One mishap in the repair. When i started up the amp the right channel did not play. It turned out to be a capacitor that hade shorted out. It took me about an hour to find the little one.

I will post an update in a week or two.

Nothing like being handy with a soldering iron...
You should still call SMcAudio. I am sure Pat or Steve could give you some good advice on what you should replace or modify to benefit sound reproduction. Since you are so handy, they might even ship a new driver board and related parts for minimal cost.
Bob

@evilhifi  BIG +1 for @gdnrbob  The guys at SMc would probably enjoy talking with someone who knows their way around a piece of gear.  They are good guys and would probably make a deal with you for you to install some upgrades.  Boy is the new driver board worth it!

Ok.
It is time for an update. I Writing this because this part is often missing in threads like this.

It has now been 3 weeks since i did the re-soldering of the board. And guess what...
It still works:-) 

I am very pleased with my Mccormack and i feel like i don’t need any upgrades. I did recap it yesterday just to keep it alive a little bit longer. 

That is great to hear.

-I should try to brush up on my soldering. I haven't held an iron since Junior High School, but I was pretty good when I did.
Bob