Hi all. I've recently purchased an abused KR-6600 from one of those more or less honest resellers on eBay for $152.00 + shipping. Lots of photos and one could see that the switches were broken, but the unit was "ON" and so I took a chance. Well, I hooked it up with my dim bulb and tested with phones and got stereo with no antenna. Besides that, the unit was filthy and needs all new bulbs. OK. But...the unit is always ON, the switch was broken off at its base. And I can't find one anywhere I know to look. Replacing the switch should be easy, but choosing one? Any ideas?
Kenwood KR-6600 power switch
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Even though this thread isn't on the same receiver, it should help especially if you don't need to change the switch:
Thanks, but I must replace the switch, the mechanical part of it was broken and someone had even stuffed little wads of foil inside of it to keep it wedged in place!Even though this thread isn't on the same receiver, it should help especially if you don't need to change the switch:
Yes! Exactly what I need, methinks! I've gone ahead and ordered one.
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Hello again, just wanted to post a brief update in case anyone is following.
So, I replaced all the lights with LEDs and gave the thing a very good cleaning. Yesterday I hooked up a temporary switch outboard to test the lights, etc. Yay, it works. Butt...it's very noisy playing both FM and Aux (streaming). There are two VERY suspicious looking caps on the PS board. Replacing them would require removing the large heat sinks and may not resolve every issue. I'm thinking I should wait until the new switch arrives from Taiwan and then take it to Mike Z. and hope the cost doesn't run much over a couple hundred. It's a darn nice-looking receiver; I'd like to hear it pushing my AR3a's (which are currently driven by my Marantz 2226 and sound just fine with it. I don't push them hard, moderate levels always. I live in a small condo.) If the cost to repair it is going to be more than 2 or 3 hundred, I might be better off looking for a fully functioning 7600, eh?
So, I replaced all the lights with LEDs and gave the thing a very good cleaning. Yesterday I hooked up a temporary switch outboard to test the lights, etc. Yay, it works. Butt...it's very noisy playing both FM and Aux (streaming). There are two VERY suspicious looking caps on the PS board. Replacing them would require removing the large heat sinks and may not resolve every issue. I'm thinking I should wait until the new switch arrives from Taiwan and then take it to Mike Z. and hope the cost doesn't run much over a couple hundred. It's a darn nice-looking receiver; I'd like to hear it pushing my AR3a's (which are currently driven by my Marantz 2226 and sound just fine with it. I don't push them hard, moderate levels always. I live in a small condo.) If the cost to repair it is going to be more than 2 or 3 hundred, I might be better off looking for a fully functioning 7600, eh?
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