I kinda suspected that,...but,... He claims, and insists, his speakers are working OK on another unit. I was surprized that it went out as soon as he hooked it up, cause it was working, and running cool in my shop. Maybe I better take it back, and ohm out his speakers before I hook it up this time. Regards, LLW LeRoy Westlund Westlund TV & Electronics 97 North Main " I forgot,..to remember,.. Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 to forget " Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Barnak <cbarnak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:38 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Optimus STAV-3170 Stereo receiver - Blowsoutputs on one side only. >Beware, I had the same problem, and it turned out the customer >had a bad speaker. Sounded good. But at a lower volume than the >other. Turned out it had some shorted windings. > > > >Christopher Barnak, CET >Norfolk Public Schools >Electronics Maintenace >966 Bellmore Ave. >Norfolk, Va. 23504 > >Phone 757 628 3385 >Fax 757 628 3392 >cbarnak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>> llw@xxxxxxxxxx 3/3/2005 11:55:53 AM >>> >Hi members, >I had repaired this unit by replacing the following parts, but it is >back >with the same problem: >Q2 blown apart (2SC3281) >Q4 shorted (2SA1302) >Q512 open (2SC3298) >R612 open (4.7 ohms) >R614 open (4.7 ohms) >D520 shorted (I used a 1N914) >D522 shorted (I used a 1N914) > >I am wondering if there is a better replacement for D520, and D522, >since >the 1N914 is a bit longer, and not physically the same size. I can't >read >the number off the originals, cause they are too small. > >The only difference between this repeat failure of the outputs, and >the >first repair is that this time Q512 (the black 2SC3298) is bad. Last >time >Q514 (the green 2SA1306) was bad. I had replaced Q514 with a good >generic, >but the replacement was black in color, not green like the original. >Also, this time it is D520, and D522 that is bad, not D524 and D526 >(which >seem to be the same size diode). I am wondering if this might have >thrown >the outputs out of balance, and caused the repeat failure of the >outputs. > >Any help is appreciated, >LLW > >LeRoy Westlund >Westlund TV & Electronics >97 North Main " I forgot,..to remember,.. >Centerfield, UT 84622-0087 to forget " >Ph./Fax 435-528-3822 >mailto:LLW@xxxxxxxxxx > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >This Email List is viewable to the Public. >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >This Email List is viewable to the Public. >Lost Password: >http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Email Archives: >//www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is viewable to the Public. Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/