Recent content by chrisbjones

Hi all, I was wondering if any of you know a good vintage repair tech in the UK - preferably in driving distance from London - who can look at my Sony TA-5650. It's started to run a little cool for a VFET and after a while one or the other channels goes quiet. Diodes were replaced in the early...

You can cold 'blue' (black oxide) the parts yourself if you get steel (not stainless steel) and paint on 'super blue' or 'perma blue' which is selenium dioxide. it immediately reacts with the steel turning it black. Black oxide rust (Fe3O4) is different to red rust (Fe2O3). It's easier to find...

How did you get on? Also, did you use a step down or did you change anything internally to adapt it to 240v?

Sounds like you got a dirty one. hope it was earthed.