FOLLOWUP: My eyes and brain are too tired to trace anything today, I haven't been feeling great the last couple of days, could someone please provide me with a service manual for this unit. Thank-you. David Lessard, mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx, Alexandria, Ontario, Canada. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Lessard <mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:33 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Technics - Integrated Amplifier - SU-V98 - PowersUp - No Output > Thanks for the tip William, I will look into the possibility that the preamp > circuit is not working and also confirm DC supply voltages before posting a > followup. In the meantime my request for a service manual is still out > there. > > David Lessard > mr_fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Alexandria, Ontario, Canada > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William E Miller <prototech@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 6:11 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Technics - Integrated Amplifier - SU-V98 - > PowersUp - No Output > > > > Gary's tip is probably dead on. It's probably the IC, and of course lots = > > of > > soldering, including the input RCA jacks / grounds. > > > > The output IC can indeed be shorted without blowing the fuse. The short > > doesn't have to be across the supply line(s), after all. > > > > You can check for DC supply levels on the output lines of the IC. Follow = > > the > > leads that go to the output relay or the big air-core coils / inductors. > > > > Sometimes an output IC will have a fusible resistor feeding the supply to= > > the > > preamp. If present, that resistor may be out even if the main supplies ar= > > e > > okay. > > > > > David, found this: > > > = > > > > > TECHNICS SUV98KM1 no power or output replace shorted ic501 = > > > > > svi3206d power amp, r701 47/1/2w, resolder jack packs > > > Gary McCartney > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > This unit turns "on", display is present and I can select different i= > > nputs > > yet there is no output. Main output IC is one of those SVI-3205 (replaced= > > by > > SVI-3206), I've worked on a couple of these in the past, one where the ou= > > tputs > > were blown (this caused main fuse to blow), the other unit required exten= > > sive > > resoldering. In this case I don't hear the speaker relay engaging, this s= > > hould > > occur a few seconds after power "on". I've resoldered all questionable ri= > > ng > > cracks in and around power resistors, diodes, etc. and still the relay do= > > esn't > > engage. I could use a service manual to further debug this problem, unles= > > s of > > course one of you have experienced this same problem, please do tell. > > > > > > > > William E. Miller, ASEET > > prototech@xxxxxxx > > Indiana USA > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search > engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > > Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is accessible to the general public through search engines. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/