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Vae Victis
This is my first piece of vintage gear and frankly I love the little guy. I've always been a fan of pioneer and picked it up for almost nothing. First thing I noticed was it was in pretty good cosmetic condition. The face was very good...dirty...nicotine...smoke, but good. The bonnet as well was free from scratches with the exception of one little one. I've cleaned up the outside as best I can and now want to turn my attention to the internals.
As you can see all the lamps are working ect. It is functional for the most part but am interested in recapping and possibly replacing bad transistors not only for longevity sake but also to gain experience on a unit that is not super valuable in terms of money.
I have spent several weeks reading the service manual and exploring the unit. I have tried following along this other thread...http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=327054
here and paid very close attention to the information being given by the very knowledgable markthefixer. Identifiying the internals and following along with the mentioned parts referencing them in my schematic was a very helpful and informational to say the least. I would be most appreciative if mark or anyone else in the know on this unit could help me out and walk me through some of this.
I have a decent fluke mm(15b) and a respectable weller station so i'm pretty set for equiptment. My soldering skills are getting better, still kinda slow, but improving.
As for the unit I have noticed any drastic problems, ive already deoxit'd and lubed all the controls. One thing I have noticed is that when powering on after its been sitting for awhile is there is a crackling that I believe is coming for the ampboard. Without speakers attached you can hear it...very faint but its there. I can't tell if its left, right or both. With speakers attached its very audible but seems to taper off completely are warming up.
I don't want a hand out but help coming up with a parts list for mouser and any insight into getting this little guy running factory again would be great. I take instruction well and am eager to learn. Thanks in advance.
As you can see all the lamps are working ect. It is functional for the most part but am interested in recapping and possibly replacing bad transistors not only for longevity sake but also to gain experience on a unit that is not super valuable in terms of money.
I have spent several weeks reading the service manual and exploring the unit. I have tried following along this other thread...http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=327054
here and paid very close attention to the information being given by the very knowledgable markthefixer. Identifiying the internals and following along with the mentioned parts referencing them in my schematic was a very helpful and informational to say the least. I would be most appreciative if mark or anyone else in the know on this unit could help me out and walk me through some of this.
I have a decent fluke mm(15b) and a respectable weller station so i'm pretty set for equiptment. My soldering skills are getting better, still kinda slow, but improving.
As for the unit I have noticed any drastic problems, ive already deoxit'd and lubed all the controls. One thing I have noticed is that when powering on after its been sitting for awhile is there is a crackling that I believe is coming for the ampboard. Without speakers attached you can hear it...very faint but its there. I can't tell if its left, right or both. With speakers attached its very audible but seems to taper off completely are warming up.
I don't want a hand out but help coming up with a parts list for mouser and any insight into getting this little guy running factory again would be great. I take instruction well and am eager to learn. Thanks in advance.