Spring cleaning... gone wrong!

RE: Spring cleaning... gone wrong!

kmikemoo — Mon, 25 May 2026 02:24:56 GMT

[mention:41b766d465824397966b303e3afb1a18:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] Ah... a kindred soul. The pile on the floor by the workbench is larger and I will only have two days left in the cometition by the time I return home. Short of a miracle... I won't get my project done - but I have advanced it - sort of. [emoticon:752f32bcc91d4a448db162742a877a4a] Your project is less incomplete now than it was at the start of the competition. Even small victories are victories. [emoticon:1435ff2429184e17bc948e4f19178e1e]

RE: Spring cleaning... gone wrong!

arvindsa — Mon, 25 May 2026 01:01:47 GMT

Maybe you can retrofit it with a new amplifier board. For me, 3 weeks is more than a reasonable time to move to alternative repair strategy than proper restoration at all. But ofcourse, if the goal itself is to avoid such retrofit, You have my cheers.

And it seems at end it became opposite of Spring clean. The fix it pile became more than less. [emoticon:d6dd260102fd406884fc96b8bc59760b]

RE: Spring cleaning... gone wrong!

colporteur — Sun, 24 May 2026 19:38:47 GMT

I wouldn't say wrong, just not complete.

RE: Spring cleaning... gone wrong!

robogary — Sun, 24 May 2026 19:36:48 GMT

This is how collections start [emoticon:44a8a53ad3364ea78a16c5a3229f75bb]

I bought this receiver in 1981 and its been used ever since. When audio doesnt come out, its always the switch contacts needing cleaned. Main selector switch, tape switch, input selector sw get a spritz of contact cleaner. Nothing in the receiver has ever failed. The receiver is 25Watts out. It feeds a Carver magnetic amplifier which purchased in ~1984 is still cranking 100w a side without a hitch. They feed Bose 601s series 2 purchased in 1982, I did have to replace the foam suspensions a few years ago.