mcintosh 2205

[STUKINDA70S]

problem with my Mcintosh 2205. It takes a little time for the start up relay to click. The time varies, could click in a few seconds, sometimes up to a minute. Once It clicks in amp plays fine does not cut out at any sound level ,sounds great. Any idea's,Thanks

 

[UncleAng]

Thread 'MC2205 relay replacement - substitute relay issues and resolution'

Sep 10, 2020

Folks I wanted to share this in case others experience this. I recently replaced all the electrolytics in my McIntosh MC2205, and decided to replace the speaker relay. I found through research the Tyco Electronics (Potter Brumfield) replacement for the original KUP-12D56 Mac used is the heavily discussed KUP-14D15-48. BTW, if your relay is the 36V version, the replacement works fine.

After I replaced the relay, and started testing everything, I noticed I could activate the relay by turning on the SPEAKER switch, but the relay would not drop out turning the switch off! Perhaps this has...

• Carl in FL
• mc2205 mcintosh relay replacement
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