ringading
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I picked this unit up locally. They said that it didn't sound right. On testing I found out it just needs the controls cleaned.
Great looking unit with a nice cabinet.
The odd thing that I cannot figure out is the light issue. The dial lights only come on in aux/mic/phono mode and turn off in AM or FM mode - the opposite of what I would suspect. It also, at one point slightly flickered in AM mode. When I first powered it up in AM mode I thought the lamps were burned out but found this issue after fiddling around with it in other modes.
I haven't worked on one of these before - does anyone know if the dial lights are supposed to be on or off in aux/mic/phono mode?
To make things stranger the lights are different brightness depending on what speakers you have selected - A/B A+B. All lights also flicker ever so slightly.
I gave the power/speaker and function selection switch a good bath with contact cleaner and Deoxit but things have not improved much.
I am going to go back and look for bad solder connections or crimped wires for the AM/FM mode.
Any other suggestions are appreciated
Great looking unit with a nice cabinet.
The odd thing that I cannot figure out is the light issue. The dial lights only come on in aux/mic/phono mode and turn off in AM or FM mode - the opposite of what I would suspect. It also, at one point slightly flickered in AM mode. When I first powered it up in AM mode I thought the lamps were burned out but found this issue after fiddling around with it in other modes.
I haven't worked on one of these before - does anyone know if the dial lights are supposed to be on or off in aux/mic/phono mode?
To make things stranger the lights are different brightness depending on what speakers you have selected - A/B A+B. All lights also flicker ever so slightly.
I gave the power/speaker and function selection switch a good bath with contact cleaner and Deoxit but things have not improved much.
I am going to go back and look for bad solder connections or crimped wires for the AM/FM mode.
Any other suggestions are appreciated