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Sansui 9090 Repair Guesstimate?

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stevensctt

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I'm looking at a Sansui 9090 locally that appears to be in excellent cosmetic condition. However it is offered as "for repair". Here is seller's description of issues:

"Sansui 9090 for repair. It looks great & plays but the protection light comes on when you flip the loudness switch & when tuning in stations, it produces a popping sound through the speakers & the protection light will come on. The only lights working are the meter lights."

Do the problems sound fatal or prohibitive? I can't repair myself. My tech works on $75/hour. If the repairs could be done at $400 or less, I would consider buying.

Anyone have an opinion as to best guess repair? Issues don't seem serious to me.
 
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Sounds like it could be a good unit for you with minimal rework.
Depends on your tech, does he/she speak vintage?
 
I don't know of this guy, give him a try.....report back.
A recap of the power supplies, replace fusible resistors, cleanup and fix the problem it's having will be about 4 hours if I tried it, and I am no tech.
If I did all the typical things, re-lamped, repaired all the typical bad solder joints it can take all day.
 
I've used Cornell "The Audio Doctor" several times for vintage and newer audio gear. He is very experienced excellent to work with.

The 9090 I referred to is listed locally on Craigslist. The seller has yet to reply to me.
 
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