Hello:
I want to start out by saying that I don't know much about servicing vintage equipment but I am learning as I read this great forum.
Way back in the 70's I bought a Sansui 9090DB receiver, a pair of large ESS speakers and an Akai tapedeck. Although I haven't used them in years, I still have the Sansui and the Akai and I thought it would be great if I could get them working again. I recently hooked up the Sansui to an old Technics turntable and some fairly new JBL speakers. If I turn mostly the phono switch back and forth on the front of the Sansui. sometimes it makes a connection and I can get some pretty good sound. Same with the FM tuner switch. From reading this forum it sounds like the switches and pots need cleaning so I bought a Caig Technicians Survival Kit from Parts Express and I was going to follow some instructions I read from this forum on cleaning them. Tonight I was ready to start so I took the wooden cover off the Sansui as well as the front plate behind all the switches. However, I still cannot see the pots because there is another metal plate behind the faceplate which the power meters/guages are built into and I am afraid if I try to take that off, I might not be able to put it all back together or I might screw something up. Anybody with a 9090DB that can offer me some advice and instruction?
Thanks in advance,
Bruce
I want to start out by saying that I don't know much about servicing vintage equipment but I am learning as I read this great forum.
Way back in the 70's I bought a Sansui 9090DB receiver, a pair of large ESS speakers and an Akai tapedeck. Although I haven't used them in years, I still have the Sansui and the Akai and I thought it would be great if I could get them working again. I recently hooked up the Sansui to an old Technics turntable and some fairly new JBL speakers. If I turn mostly the phono switch back and forth on the front of the Sansui. sometimes it makes a connection and I can get some pretty good sound. Same with the FM tuner switch. From reading this forum it sounds like the switches and pots need cleaning so I bought a Caig Technicians Survival Kit from Parts Express and I was going to follow some instructions I read from this forum on cleaning them. Tonight I was ready to start so I took the wooden cover off the Sansui as well as the front plate behind all the switches. However, I still cannot see the pots because there is another metal plate behind the faceplate which the power meters/guages are built into and I am afraid if I try to take that off, I might not be able to put it all back together or I might screw something up. Anybody with a 9090DB that can offer me some advice and instruction?
Thanks in advance,
Bruce