Hello folks,
So I just acquired a beautiful CA-2010 in exchange for beer money and it looks to be in great condition, but I can't get it to play!
First thing I did was power it up and see if I could get anything out of it. I tried everything I could think before taking it apart and lo and behold, NOTHING! Before tearing this thing apart I figured I'd to some research and try again--maybe I was just being an idiot and had something wired incorrectly. NOTHING!!! The only difference was I noticed when metering Rec Out I was getting signal but not on Sp Out. Time to take her clothes off!
Next I removed the bonnet and bottom cover to do a visual inspection and nothing appears to have been burnt out or replaced all dumb-like. The only thing I found was a few wires had come disconnected (see below). I re-soldered those puppies and tried again. NOTHING!!!
Lastly I did some blind fishing around and thought maybe one of the relays was bad so I just tapped on 'em to see if I could get anything and I got the meters on the front (when in Sp Out) to jump. I feel like with some proper guidance I could resurrect this beaut.
As you can probably tell I'm by no means a professional but I am armed with a multi-meter, the repair manual, and I can solder damn well... if need be. I'm in deep now and refuse to give up! I feel like I'm close and I know if I can pinpoint the problem I can save her. Please help, I don't know where to go from here.
-Mario E.
So I just acquired a beautiful CA-2010 in exchange for beer money and it looks to be in great condition, but I can't get it to play!
First thing I did was power it up and see if I could get anything out of it. I tried everything I could think before taking it apart and lo and behold, NOTHING! Before tearing this thing apart I figured I'd to some research and try again--maybe I was just being an idiot and had something wired incorrectly. NOTHING!!! The only difference was I noticed when metering Rec Out I was getting signal but not on Sp Out. Time to take her clothes off!
Next I removed the bonnet and bottom cover to do a visual inspection and nothing appears to have been burnt out or replaced all dumb-like. The only thing I found was a few wires had come disconnected (see below). I re-soldered those puppies and tried again. NOTHING!!!
Lastly I did some blind fishing around and thought maybe one of the relays was bad so I just tapped on 'em to see if I could get anything and I got the meters on the front (when in Sp Out) to jump. I feel like with some proper guidance I could resurrect this beaut.
As you can probably tell I'm by no means a professional but I am armed with a multi-meter, the repair manual, and I can solder damn well... if need be. I'm in deep now and refuse to give up! I feel like I'm close and I know if I can pinpoint the problem I can save her. Please help, I don't know where to go from here.
-Mario E.
