Yup...good point. Always keep your Doctor..your Dentist...and your Barber satisfied..."Technically". \ -Ed- Ed Gaidies Tel-Tek Electronics Est-1969 Ontario/Canada teltek@xxxxxxxxxx > From: LeRoy Westlund <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:04:08 -0700 > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Optimus STAV-3170 Stereo receiver - Blowsoutputs > on one side only. > > He's an old man. > He's my barber. > He lives 132 miles away from my shop. > I go to Salt Lake almost every week for business matters. > It's hard to find time to make a service call, when the day is consummed > with other business matters. > That's where I get my hair cut,...when needed. > BTW;.....you don't want to cross your barber,...do you ? > Not only does he talk a lot,....but,...he has one of them long blade shaving > knives close by. > ;-) > > 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: danny williams <wizhd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:41 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Optimus STAV-3170 Stereo receiver - Blowsoutputs > on one side only. > > >> At my shop if customer won't bring speakers to test, there will be no >> warranty!!! >> >> Dan W >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:04 PM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Optimus STAV-3170 Stereo receiver - Blowsoutputs >> on one side only. >> >> >>> >>> 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/ >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- >> 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 Public. 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