Hey guy's: I Kinda let this thread just hang there, with no outcome stated. I don't like to do that!!!! (fairness issue)
Anyway, thanks to the graciousness(sp) of PAT FONTE, this 2245 is up and running, and sounding beautiful. No definite fault was found, but a possible short or broken wire may have been the culprit. This was probably a direct result of my futzing around with it, but I guess that will never be known for sure. Anyway I've had it running, practically non stop for a few weeks now and it is producing that warm MARANTZ sound, that it was designed to do.
I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank Pat as well as Brad and Pete for their efforts in getting this 2245 up and running. Living in a rural area, with no techs in a hundred mile radius, presents a real challenge when attempting to repair electronic equipment, vintage or otherwise. Audiokarma is a real godsend to guy's like me, who hate to trash gear that we have owned for years, but have no way of getting it fixed. When I use the term "Audiokarma" that is shorthand for guy's like Pat, Brad,Pete and others,(Mark the fixer in the Pioneer section, comes to mind) who come to the rescue of people like myself who want/need to get their gear repaired. These guy's spend countless hours of their precious time going over schematics and posting endless possibilities of probable causes of problems, and in the end, sometimes just get a halfhearted "thank you" in return. I'm sure they don't expect anything else, but I think they deserve "at least" a "WHOLE HEARTED" thank you for your time and efforts. Thank's guy's your efforts "ARE" appreciated!!!!