Hi Ed thats Top Secret Information... Eric Eric E M Electronics 59 Wights Rd Deer Lake NL Canada A8A 2J2 Ph# 709 635 5023 tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx eric.manuel@xxxxxxxxx Tel-Tek Electronics wrote: > Soooo.is it a National Secret? > Or do we share? ;-) > > -Ed- > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > > TechAssist Member 2003. > > PS: > If replying to this email, please include all threads. > > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Hoyt's TV wrote: > >>I've had caps in my test speaker leads for many years because I got tired of >>replacing them. >>Haven't lost one since. >> >>Don't know if it's politically correct or not, and don't care. >> >>Russ Hoyt >>Hoyt's TV >>Exeter, NH >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 5:23 PM >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sherwood -S2660 CP Stereo Amp. Help?. Blown (both) >>speaker >> >> >> >>>Hey Peter..Can I "Capacitance Couple" my Test speakers? >>>Seem to blow one or both each year, and I do very little Audio. >>> >>>I found Audio a pain in the rear...due to what the customer would hook >>>up, after he got the unit home. >>> >>>Used to do allot of Pioneer Car Audio in the 80's...The kids would bring >>>these back every couple of months, expecting warranty...hooked up with >>>common grounds...150W to 300W...mismatched speakers...tin foil in fuse >>>links...I just could not keep up.... >>> >>>Tell me...are kids getting any better? ;-) >>> >>>-Ed- >>>Tel-Tek Electronics >>>Ontario-Canada >>> >>>TechAssist Member 2003. >>> >>>PS: >>> If replying to this email, please include all threads. >>> >>> >>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>>Peter oliver wrote: >>> >>>>I agree change the IC, the hum is most likely DC voltage going to the >>>>speakers, Our test bench speakers are capacitor coupled to prevent DC >>>>shorts >>>>from blowing them, with a hum and blown fuses you must check the >>>>customers >>>>speakers and wireing as they are the most likely cause and/ or are >>>>damaged >>>>from the short in the amps output, since you may fix the amp to have it >>>>blown by the customers damaged speakers/wires. We have seen speaker and >>>>or >>>>wire problems enough that We will not warranty any amp work if the >>>>speakers >>>>and wires are not checked. (make sure they didn't use car speakers, >>>>non-powered sub woofers, ... etc-- any low impedace/high draw item) The >>>>only >>>>other cause for a hum might be bad grounds, filter caps or a predriver >>>>but >>>>output IC is most likely. >>>> >>>>Peter Oliver >>>>Tucson Radio TV >>>> >>>>From: Tel-Tek Electronics <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sherwood -S2660 CP Stereo Amp. Help?. Blown >>>>(both) >>>>speaker fuses. Replaced, now loud hum? >>>>Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 15:55:21 -0500 >>>> >>>>Definitely change the STK2250, only about $10 from www.pacificsemi.com >>>> >>>>Not to presume that this will fix your problem, but a good start. >>>> >>>>You need a minimum order of $25 to order from them, so you may do better >>>>trying to get it locally. >>>> >>>>-Ed- >>>> >>>> >>>>Tel-Tek Electronics >>>>Ontario-Canada >>>> >>>>TechAssist Member 2003. >>>> >>>>PS: >>>> If replying to this email, please include all threads. >>>> >>>> >>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> >>>>Robinson Electronics wrote: >>>> > Can any of you stereo Techs. help me with this receiver? >>>> > Never worked on Sherwood amps. >>>> > Both of the speaker fuses were blown, replaced fuses "5A", now has a >>>>loud >>>> > hum noise when powered on, even with volume all the way down. >>>> > This one uses 1 IC (STK2250), don't have a datasheet on it, and cannot >>>>tell >>>> > if it is causing the problem - still checking. >>>> > Pins 4,5, & 6 are reading a "short" together, and >>>> > 10,11,12, &13 are also reading a "short" together? >>>> > Can anyone help me with this, very much appreciated. >>>> > Thanks. 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