not in an especially powerful way, but the new 2215B is nice anyway.
Of course, there are a couple of problems.
One channel is louder than the other so:
• Vacuumed and dusted the interior.
• Cleaned/lubed the pots and the balance slider but no joy.
• Cleaned the speaker connectors on the inside and out. They looked normal.
• Tried the speakers on the Remote/Speaker B setting and the right channel is still lite.
• Looked at the boards and didn't see anything that was discolored or burnt.
• FM Muting doesn't work.
I suspect the balance slider is funky despite the clean and lube.
• If I move the balance slider 2/3 of the way to the right, the speakers balance.
• At the center setting nothing is coming out of the right channel, and moving it left of center does nothing.
Being pretty inexperienced, I would guess that either the balance slider needs replacement/repair or there a problem getting power to the right channel.
How should I proceed? How/where would I test power to see whether this is an amp problem? How would I test the balance slider, which I suspect?
Been listening to the Stereo on a couple of different stations and it sounds good. Surprised it doesn't sound at all wimpy bass-wise. Good Signal. Not running hot. Phono has the same balance issue, but otherwise worked fine.
Second photo shows where the balance slider has to be to get close to equal balance.
Of course, there are a couple of problems.
One channel is louder than the other so:
• Vacuumed and dusted the interior.
• Cleaned/lubed the pots and the balance slider but no joy.
• Cleaned the speaker connectors on the inside and out. They looked normal.
• Tried the speakers on the Remote/Speaker B setting and the right channel is still lite.
• Looked at the boards and didn't see anything that was discolored or burnt.
• FM Muting doesn't work.
I suspect the balance slider is funky despite the clean and lube.
• If I move the balance slider 2/3 of the way to the right, the speakers balance.
• At the center setting nothing is coming out of the right channel, and moving it left of center does nothing.
Being pretty inexperienced, I would guess that either the balance slider needs replacement/repair or there a problem getting power to the right channel.
How should I proceed? How/where would I test power to see whether this is an amp problem? How would I test the balance slider, which I suspect?
Been listening to the Stereo on a couple of different stations and it sounds good. Surprised it doesn't sound at all wimpy bass-wise. Good Signal. Not running hot. Phono has the same balance issue, but otherwise worked fine.
Second photo shows where the balance slider has to be to get close to equal balance.
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