Ken, one thing to do on these Sony units is to tighen all the ground screws. Gary McCartney McCartney Electronics 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7 Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4 Fax: (519)821-1530 email: gary (at) number63.ca gulftech@xxxxxxxx wrote: > > Friends, > > Almost never work on receivers. This one turns on, but display says > protect. All output transistors check good. Found board discolored by > heat by IC701 and with cracked connections. Replaced that and IC551. > Not that I had anything to suggest IC551 was bad. I had to order IC701, > so I ordered and replaced both. Have nowhere to go without a s/m. Can > someone fax to me the output and control sections of this receiver. > > Should have said "no" to start with, but now have $40+ in the chips. > Just want to ask before I sink more money in this hole! > > Thanks, > > Ken Smith > Gulf Technical Services > 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway > Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 > 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > ***************************************************************************** > The Tech Address Book: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html > Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ -- ***************************************************************************** The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.html Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/