Im going to apologize in advance for this post but I have a question for all of you transistor gurus out there. I have a Marantz model 2215 receiver I got for free. I restored it and after a while I decided to attach a 12v computer fan onto the amplifier over the transistor heat sinc. The receiver was working great for the first week until I attached the fan to the top. Now one channel is quieter than the other. A few minutes after I take the fan off of the top of it, it sounds fine. ( no difference in volume between the 2 channels) All I'm wondering is if having a fan over the output transistors can make them perform at sub-par levels. Do transistors have to get to a certain operating temperature for them to work at peak performance? Thank you
(It could be because I'm either deaf in one ear or I'm just going crazy) any info is appreciated.
(It could be because I'm either deaf in one ear or I'm just going crazy) any info is appreciated.