I called the Panasonic Web site I found the "street price", meaning a non-ASC price, probably in Canadian dollars. This guy's obviously not Panasonic-authorized, since he mentioned such a high quoted price. No wonder you found a lower price on their Web site, since you;re authorized. Regards, William E. Miller, ASEET prototech@xxxxxxx Indiana -----Original Message----- From: tvservice <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:43 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: TECHNICS SA-AX6 amp, overload message. Schematic needed. > >William, >I am authorized Panasonic and there web site shows my cost same as >Tritronics > >Part # RSN310R36-P cost 78.69 list 105.06 >Part # RSN310R36A-P cost 67.68 list 90.36 > >Robert >tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >H & H Electronics Inc > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "William Ed Miller" <prototech@xxxxxxx> >To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 4:06 AM >Subject: [TechAssist] Re: TECHNICS SA-AX6 amp, overload message. Schematic >needed. > > >> >> Yeah, that's Technics for you... >> >> Those are custom / hybrid / proprietary modules and - in my humble >> opinion - way too expensive and way too thermally unstable! I tend to >> doubt that you can get too much detail on the modules, but I could be >> wrong. >> >> As for the price you mention, that may be Panasonic's street price in >> Canadian dollars, I bet. >> >> But if you can get set up with a credit card account at Tritronics >> http://www.TritronicsInc.com they list the RSN310R36-P (which >> Panasonic lists as the replacement) for US$78.69 which would be about >> $112.41 Canadian. >> >> A little better, but still crazy, yes. Their RSN310R36A-P is "only" >> US$67.68, about $96.69 Canadian. Dunno what customs charges there may >> be, but I hope this is a little encouraging. >> >> Good luck, >> >> William E. Miller, ASEET >> prototech@xxxxxxx >> Indiana USA >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kevin <kevinstv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: TECH-ASSIST <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Date: Thursday, August 22, 2002 2:59 AM >> Subject: [TechAssist] TECHNICS SA-AX6 amp, overload message. Schematic >> needed. >> >> >> >Repairing this Technics amp. As soon as unit is plugged in, an >> overload message appears on the display. Suspect output >> modules--RSN310R36, 2 of them that cost $166.80 EACH plus shipping and >> tax! Customer had 4 speakers hooked up at one time--2 were 8-ohm, 2 >> were 4-ohm. Back of unit clearly states that if you use A and B >> speakers, all speakers must be 8-ohm. So much for reading the back of >> the amp! Does anyone happen to have the schematic or at the very >> least a datasheet for the output modules? If it is indeed the modules >> it is not worth repairing. Thankyou in advance. >> > >> >This is why I spent $1325 Can on a ROTEL Dolby Digital receiver, AND >> read the back of the unit for proper hookup. The ROTEL has discrete >> transistors so hopefullly will be less expensive for parts if it ever >> does break down. I would not recommend those cheap stereos with >> all-in-one outputs to anyone! I just had to vent. Sorry! I >> > >> >Kevin Wilks >> >Kevin's TV and Video Repair >> >Penticton BC Canada >> >kevinstv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >> >------------------------------------------ >> >To REMOVE your email address, click here: >> > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html >> >To CHANGE your email address, click here: >> > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html >> >------------------------------------------ >> >***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** >> >Submit Repair Tips here: >> >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >> >> ------------------------------------------ >> To REMOVE your email address, click here: >> http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html >> To CHANGE your email address, click here: >> http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html >> ------------------------------------------ >> ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** >> Submit Repair Tips here: >> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >> > >------------------------------------------ >To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html >To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html >------------------------------------------ >***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** >Submit Repair Tips here: >http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/