_Attila_
Asking & asking & aski...
Since I started with vintage audio for a couple of years, I wanted to get a ka-8100. For me, it looks perfect, and I heard it sounds perfect!
So finally I got my Ka-8100 yesterday evening. Boy was I happy! Terrific look!
After letting it come to room temperature, I tried it, and well, no sound on the left channel. Or very very low. But when you turn up the volume knob, it's coming back at more or less 1 - 2 o' clock position. I thought ok, will just have to clean the pots and it'll be fine. After cleaning no change, so I opened up everything this morning. Re-deoxy and co. Still no change. I opened the potentiometer for the volume. Bad discovery: the one for the left channel (the rearmost one) is missing some wipers and also has some bended ones. Also the traces are black (or really dark grey). :tears: :tears: :tears:
I think my only option is to find a new potentiometer. Or does someone have a fix for this?
So if anyone of you have a spare one, or know where to get one, I would be really really happy! Any ideas how to fix the problem are wellcome too! I waited so long for being able to get a 8100, and now this... ity:
So finally I got my Ka-8100 yesterday evening. Boy was I happy! Terrific look!
After letting it come to room temperature, I tried it, and well, no sound on the left channel. Or very very low. But when you turn up the volume knob, it's coming back at more or less 1 - 2 o' clock position. I thought ok, will just have to clean the pots and it'll be fine. After cleaning no change, so I opened up everything this morning. Re-deoxy and co. Still no change. I opened the potentiometer for the volume. Bad discovery: the one for the left channel (the rearmost one) is missing some wipers and also has some bended ones. Also the traces are black (or really dark grey). :tears: :tears: :tears:
I think my only option is to find a new potentiometer. Or does someone have a fix for this?
So if anyone of you have a spare one, or know where to get one, I would be really really happy! Any ideas how to fix the problem are wellcome too! I waited so long for being able to get a 8100, and now this... ity: