Bought a Marantz PM7200 - dead channel

trimmer looks ok, if you pm me with your postal details I will send up a envelope with a handful of,
- KSA992
- KSC1815
- KSC1845
- 1N4148
- 47K R
- 220 R
- 10 R (maybe needed for 3298)

average cost is like 5 cents each, total less than a dollar so don't worry about costs,


Done! You are an absolute legend :rockon::banana:
 
Suggest the following,
Replace 3276 47k R
Replace 7258 and 7260 2SA970 (ecb) with KSA992(ecb) hfe matched pair
Replace 3262 220 R
Check 3298 10 R, replace if out of spec

The following is more for the inconsistent measurements around 7256
Replace 6252 and 6254 with 1N4148
Replace 7256 (2Sc2240) with KSC1845

Power up with DBT
 
I'm not sure but I think the heat has damaged the board where the transistors on the heat sink are. While taking off the 7282 transistor (type 2SC5242) the trace came off with it :(

Looking more closely at the other transistors it looks like they are not in great shape?

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Yep, it's a mess but probably good news. You've probably found the short. The white thermal compond looks a bit messy, maybe someone has been
there before. In any case, you need to check virtually all components, tr's, diodes etc... Make up a full parts inventory. Mouse ships free for orders
greater than AUD60-. UPS delivery to Qld is maybe 3 days. Order monday night, delivered thursday afternoon.
 
Yep I'm working my way through the board and ticking off good parts as I go. I'm taking some of the transistors off and checking them properly when I get odd readings.

Can that trace be fixed? Is it an issue?

None of the other main transistors are an issue on either side. Just that one so hopefully that was why the right channel wasn't working in the first place.

The other resistors connected to the bad transistor are ok.
 
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7282 2SC5198?/2SC5242?.
Mouser part number 512-2SC5242OTU, $3.50
RS part number 184-874, $4.90 + GST, 5 day delivery

7268 ok? 2SC3419(ecb), maybe KSC2690(ecb)? or 2SC4793(bce)
Mouser 512-KSC2690AYS, $0.63
RS part number 802-2991 $0.60 + GST in pack of 30 ($17.82+) next day

You've done well, some people would have stopped after finding the first
blown transistors. Also, everybody that's picked up a multimeter has
shorted something out, your not the first. I had a look at the amps specs,
class A etc,,, looks very respectable, worth saving.
 
Can that trace be fixed? Is it an issue?
Ypu will probably need a jumper, an off-cut wire from a capacitor or resistor leg. One end soldered to the TR leg, the other
to a solder blob on the same track, ideally in a straight line. Strip some insulation off some wire and use that as an
insulation barrier for the jumper.
 
Mouser part number 512-2SC5242OTU, $3.50

7268 ok? 2SC3419(ecb), maybe KSC2690(ecb)? or 2SC4793(bce)
Mouser 512-KSC2690AYS, $0.63
RS part number 802-2991 $0.60 + GST in pack of 30 ($17.82+) next day

Yep it's fine. I pulled both channels to make sure. They test as they should. Handy diagram you posted for me :)

You've done well, some people would have stopped after finding the first
blown transistors. Also, everybody that's picked up a multimeter has
shorted something out, your not the first. I had a look at the amps specs,
class A etc,,, looks very respectable, worth saving.

Thanks. I could not have gotten this far without your help! Again, I am very grateful for it. I thought it worth saving also. I do hope we fire this up one day with success :)

I'm off for a drive to the mountains for a nice brekky with a mate so I'll resume around lunch time.
 
I have obtained the 2SC5242 transistor from a local audio group who do repairs for the princely sum of $11.20. Reassembly soon.
 
All new components fitted. Methodically checking EVERY component now prior to powering up. About 1/3 of the way through so far.

Any suspect reading found in any component results in the component being pulled off the board, tested, and reinstalled.

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Guys I pulled both of these ceramic capacitors off the board as I couldn't get a reading off them. The ESR meter can't either. How do you test these?

4.7pF 100V

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Well after 2 days of testing components I've put it all together using a dim bulb tester. When I powered it on for the first time again it clicked on and off about 3 times with the bulb going dim/bright before it clicking on and the bulb pretty dim.

I haven't heard the second click of the relay as the amp would send power through to the speakers.

No sound as tested. All fuctions such as source etc work. Would the amp simply not be getting enough power for the second relay to activate and power the main amp?

I only have a 50W bulb (stupid power saving means very hard to find anything higher) and I'm sure the main amp uses over 50W.
 
Thanks Pete. I'm jumping in the car now to try and find something a bit more substantial, say 75W. Everything on the right channel has now been tested and faulty components replaced. Some things circled that were tested in circuit that were not quite right however from testing similar elsewhere when a leg is pulled and tested the component is correct.

I'm making a (hopefully safe) assumption that these parts should be good.

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Sigh.....I'm pretty gutted right now :( I put in a 72W globe with the same results. If I power up with the "class A" on it powers up with a big click but no secondary click as the power amp comes on and music is played. If I then turn the amp off, turn off the "class A" switch and then power the amp back up I get 3 clicks on/off with the bulb going bright/off bright/off bright/off before it turns back on, stays on, with a dim bulb. If I turn the amp off and back on again WITHOUT using the "Class A" function the amp powers on/off normally with out the secondary click for main amp operation. If I then turn amp off and press class A on, it repeats as before. :wtf:

So so gutted right now......I honestly do not know what to do now. I haven't checked the left channel however I was in the right channel circuit when I shorted it with the left channel working perfectly well prior to the short. Honestly didn't think I'd have stuffed up the left channel :(

Could I have? :dunno:
 
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