Pair marantz 7 MKllWaaaahoooo!!
Its Here!! Now I say we do a Marantz Roll Call to Ring in the new forum...
Marantz 2330B
Marantz 1030
Marantz SP 1250
Marantz 6200
Marantz 6200 (yes! 2!)
My collection is small, but growing!
Pair marantz 7 MKll
Just picked up this Model 140 for the price of a bottle of wine in trade! I'm new to Marantz, so I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship...
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Nice 140 ! We want to see it lit up !
meter lamps on the 140 are pretty easy, just pull the cover and one screw on each meter I think, certainly worth the effort. RichUnfortunately, both meter lamps seem to be out.
I was thinking the same thing. I'm not a tech by any stretch of the imagination, but I could probably handle that lol.meter lamps on the 140 are pretty easy, just pull the cover and one screw on each meter I think, certainly worth the effort.
Are the LEDs a straight swap with the existing lamps, or is there some tweaking I'd need to do? Any concerns with replacing them with non-original materials? Thanks...btw the blue led's are about $9.00 for 5 from Parts Express delivered
Thanks FOH—I do believe I will order these in the morning...Straight swap, they look like the fuses in older cars and have clips on either end just held by friction/pressure...unplug unscrew the two screws on each reflector top where the wires are gathered and carefully pry the wired panel up and remove/ replace the fuse lamps...should take 15 mins or less...4 cabinet screws on the outside...have fun.
8 volt by the way...be well !!!Thanks FOH—I do believe I will order these in the morning...
8 volt by the way...be well !!!
Sounds like a relay but it may be browning out from bringing up the power slowly sustained low power isn't good for it.Got the blue LEDs in today and swapped them out. As easy as you said and it looks AWESOME. (I replaced two lamps in each meter, but the package came with five...am I missing one?)
Here's the real issue, though:
I brought it up on the variac again just to have more control over voltage and also to pay attention to when the loud buzzing starts (the 140 service manual mentions a variac, so I think it's ok...)
The buzzing starts at around 90v and gets pretty intense around 110v, and then all of a sudden "click" and the buzzing stops.
I do it a few more times and I see that the sound is coming from a clear box in the rear with a spring in it and something that looks a cap with omron DC24v printed on it (what I now know is the power relay).
Big problem? I know I need to get this recapped and serviced, but I'm hoping that this power relay issue won't be too difficult/pricey to fix...
Thanks in advance for any help!