Jereostereo
Active Member
Hello all. I purchased a small trove of vintage gear this week. Everything I bought was super clean and worked perfectly, including six turntables, three pair of AR4x, and several other pieces. The seller also offered a very clean Sansui 9090db for $400. He said he had $280 in work done on it about two years ago to get it up and running, but when he took it home and it didn't fit in his stereo cabinet, he set it aside and never really used it. Bless his heart. I told him I would think about it, and came back the next day with the cash. I tested it with headphones before taking it, but must have fooled myself when I heard a click in both ears plugging them in. Had no real reason to think it was defective. Anyway, I get it home and only one channel is working.
I did enough trouble shooting to determine that it is the left side of the power section that is out. Both pre out sides work when fed into the right power section, but neither in the left. From previous posts it was recommended to really REALLY clean all switches, which I have done to no change. I also checked the fuses and they seem fine. I have the top and bottom off and have sprayed deoxit everywhere.
So my only real question is regarding the protection light. When I power on, the red light flashes about three seconds, goes dark, and there is no green light. I think from researching other posts maybe there should be a constant green? Would this offer any clue regarding the problem?
Thanks in advance to everyone.
I did enough trouble shooting to determine that it is the left side of the power section that is out. Both pre out sides work when fed into the right power section, but neither in the left. From previous posts it was recommended to really REALLY clean all switches, which I have done to no change. I also checked the fuses and they seem fine. I have the top and bottom off and have sprayed deoxit everywhere.
So my only real question is regarding the protection light. When I power on, the red light flashes about three seconds, goes dark, and there is no green light. I think from researching other posts maybe there should be a constant green? Would this offer any clue regarding the problem?
Thanks in advance to everyone.