savoirfaire
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I picked up a Yamaha CR-640 a couple of years ago for $20 that cleaned up beautifully! Other than most of the bulbs being out (all except the leftmost "signal quality" light and the moving tuner indicator light) it looks practically new. I've kept it in my large detached garage above my workbench and it has worked great. Since last fall, though, the tuner has started drifting. After a few minutes, the tuner slowly starts to crackle and I have to adjust it one direction. Then a few minutes later, it slowly starts to crackle again and I have to adjust in the other direction. In fact, you can watch the "FM Tuning" needle and see it slowly drifting one direction then the other.
Is this something that will require an experienced tech to fix (I suspect so). Unfortunately, I am pretty sure the cost of servicing the CR-640 would be prohibitive (for me) given that it's a receiver that only gets occasional use, so if there is not an easy fix, I may try to find a new owner for it... Any Bostonian AK Yamaha fans?
EDIT: Just realized I have a photo...
Is this something that will require an experienced tech to fix (I suspect so). Unfortunately, I am pretty sure the cost of servicing the CR-640 would be prohibitive (for me) given that it's a receiver that only gets occasional use, so if there is not an easy fix, I may try to find a new owner for it... Any Bostonian AK Yamaha fans?
EDIT: Just realized I have a photo...
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