My first Pioneer...
I picked up a decent looking SX-1980 that had some obvious problems from the bay. As I proceeded to investigate it looks like someone has been in this beast before me. :thumbsdn:
Powered it up on the variac, tuner acts strange and no output.
Checked the power supply voltages and found the +80V running high at 92 volts and climbing.
The PS board looks like crap and is just floating around, all of the plastic mounts are broken.
I flipped it over to see some of the previous handiwork.
This reminds me of a sign that I once saw in a TV repair shop:
"Hourly rate is $75 per hour.. $150 if you tried to fix it first"
I guess I should just pull the board out and rebuild it or should I try and service it in place? The board actually looks a bit warped.
I picked up a decent looking SX-1980 that had some obvious problems from the bay. As I proceeded to investigate it looks like someone has been in this beast before me. :thumbsdn:
Powered it up on the variac, tuner acts strange and no output.
Checked the power supply voltages and found the +80V running high at 92 volts and climbing.
The PS board looks like crap and is just floating around, all of the plastic mounts are broken.
I flipped it over to see some of the previous handiwork.
This reminds me of a sign that I once saw in a TV repair shop:
"Hourly rate is $75 per hour.. $150 if you tried to fix it first"
I guess I should just pull the board out and rebuild it or should I try and service it in place? The board actually looks a bit warped.