SomeGeoffGuy
Active Member
So I fixed the volume pot that was giving me all the trouble and de-oxy'ed all the front panel switches. When I turn it off and back on it has the standard 3 second or so delay then it clicks on - so far so good! I listened to it for about an hour today, and then it suddenly clicked off. I could get it to come back on by clicking the pre/main switch. It would play for about 10 seconds after I cycled the switch then it would cut back off. After it cuts off, when I cycle the pre/main button it comes on immediately (then back off after a few seconds). It seems like there might be a quiet click when it shuts off but not back on. It was hard to tell and I didn't want to keep messing with it and risk damaging it.
It seems like it is overheating. Is this an issue when these get older? Just looking for someone who may have had a similar problem. I am concerned about starting a diagnosis on this from scratch. Hoping for someone to point me in the right direction. I can handle a little bit of part replacement on the board. I am not sure I can find a bad component from scratch though.
I have owned the unit since about 1987. It had the power supply replaced professionally in the early 90's. It hasn't been played much since then but had been trouble free until the volume pot problem. I really want to keep this but don't want to turn it into a money pit either.
Thank you. (I will post a pic too as long as nobody makes fun of me for not having the selector dials. I lost those back in the 90's when they wouldn't stay tight).
-Geoff
It seems like it is overheating. Is this an issue when these get older? Just looking for someone who may have had a similar problem. I am concerned about starting a diagnosis on this from scratch. Hoping for someone to point me in the right direction. I can handle a little bit of part replacement on the board. I am not sure I can find a bad component from scratch though.
I have owned the unit since about 1987. It had the power supply replaced professionally in the early 90's. It hasn't been played much since then but had been trouble free until the volume pot problem. I really want to keep this but don't want to turn it into a money pit either.
Thank you. (I will post a pic too as long as nobody makes fun of me for not having the selector dials. I lost those back in the 90's when they wouldn't stay tight).
-Geoff