KR-5200 found at Goodwill
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Fast_Eddie
Upper-middle fi
Thats a beauty! Good Bolly!
Ed
Ed
nice!
I have a KR-7200 found under similar circumstances! Very nice. Does it have the engraved lettering as well? I was also surprised that the front panel is a solid alloy casting. I'm so used to fake chrome trim over molded plastic that when you see real chrome over real metal you sorta do a double take. The 7200 has a nice 4 gang tuner and is 55 wpc. I've been looking to see if there was ever an 8200 or 9200, but I can't find anything. I think this is a real overlooked lineup in the Kenwood ranks, but also not very common.
Where did you find the owners manual on the web?
I have a KR-7200 found under similar circumstances! Very nice. Does it have the engraved lettering as well? I was also surprised that the front panel is a solid alloy casting. I'm so used to fake chrome trim over molded plastic that when you see real chrome over real metal you sorta do a double take. The 7200 has a nice 4 gang tuner and is 55 wpc. I've been looking to see if there was ever an 8200 or 9200, but I can't find anything. I think this is a real overlooked lineup in the Kenwood ranks, but also not very common.
Where did you find the owners manual on the web?
rulerboyz
AK Member
Mine says 33/33 Watts at 4 ohms. Mine has 2 phono, 1 aux, 1 tape. One of the Phono also doubles as a mic input. This particular phono is a little noiser than the other one.
I've replaced all the filter caps, and capacitors on the amplifier section. Unfortunately the tuner section isn't working, so I have that disconnected. Eventually I will get the tuner up and running again. I've replaced all the ceramics with film caps and the jump in sound quality was very impressive. I am using it right now to drive a pair of NHT II floor speakers. Before the modifications/recapping, the lights on this unit kept dimming when the bass would kick in, when attached to these particular speakers. Now it has no problem keeping up.
I've replaced all the filter caps, and capacitors on the amplifier section. Unfortunately the tuner section isn't working, so I have that disconnected. Eventually I will get the tuner up and running again. I've replaced all the ceramics with film caps and the jump in sound quality was very impressive. I am using it right now to drive a pair of NHT II floor speakers. Before the modifications/recapping, the lights on this unit kept dimming when the bass would kick in, when attached to these particular speakers. Now it has no problem keeping up.
speidi1
Mike in AZ
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rulerboyz
AK Member
Here is the schematic for KR-5200, while not the complete service manual, it will at least give you a decent view of things. Plus it is another freebie for you :thmbsp: The above link contains only the instructions manual.
http://www.freewebtown.com/rulerboyzz/kenwood_ampli_kr5200.gif
In fact you should find that this Kenwood is relatively easy to recap because of the fact that you don't have to do any extreme disassembling in order to get access to the bottom of the main circuit board. Also the type of PCB board and soldering used seems to make it relatively friendly in terms of ease of removal and replacement of caps.
I used mouser as my supply of caps. For electrolytics, I used low ESR or low impedance 105 degree caps (zicon and nichicon), for large film caps I used vishay sprague orange drops, for smaller film and ceramics I used AVX multilayer film or mica caps. You might prefer to just recap the electrolytics.
http://www.freewebtown.com/rulerboyzz/kenwood_ampli_kr5200.gif
In fact you should find that this Kenwood is relatively easy to recap because of the fact that you don't have to do any extreme disassembling in order to get access to the bottom of the main circuit board. Also the type of PCB board and soldering used seems to make it relatively friendly in terms of ease of removal and replacement of caps.
I used mouser as my supply of caps. For electrolytics, I used low ESR or low impedance 105 degree caps (zicon and nichicon), for large film caps I used vishay sprague orange drops, for smaller film and ceramics I used AVX multilayer film or mica caps. You might prefer to just recap the electrolytics.
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mhardy6647
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barebones
Well-Known Member
Hey ,i too picked up a Kenwood 5200 exactly like yours for $20.00 today @ the SA.....My first Kenwood. Nice case, but the power button is sticky but that should vanish with some cleaning.
What should i use to clean it?? and how do you clean the push button switches?
Also picked up a super clean Hitachi SR-804 for free...on craigslist, but i HAD to take the sony bookshelves and sansui 40c's as well
Been listen to the hitachi all week...it is one powerful amp!!
Can't wait to try the "kenwood-y"
What should i use to clean it?? and how do you clean the push button switches?
Also picked up a super clean Hitachi SR-804 for free...on craigslist, but i HAD to take the sony bookshelves and sansui 40c's as well
Been listen to the hitachi all week...it is one powerful amp!!
Can't wait to try the "kenwood-y"
westend
Audiopile
Arkay's Idiot Guide to using Deoxit to clean switches:http://audiokarma.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1888690&postcount=10
Congrats on the scores. The Kenwood should sound pretty good when you have cleaned the controls. It is fairly typical of older Kenwoods to need a good cleaning.
Congrats on the scores. The Kenwood should sound pretty good when you have cleaned the controls. It is fairly typical of older Kenwoods to need a good cleaning.
Vintageman1
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AnalogDigit
Realistic fan.
Great find!
