Kenwood C2 preamp - no ouput

srivats

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This is my first post on the Kenwood forum. Howdy folks!

I've seemingly become the audio go-to guy in my friends' circle. Not sure why :D One of my friends dropped off a very very nice looking (but not working) Kenwood C2 earlier today. Reminds me of the Yamaha C2/C4 in many ways, looks very sleek.

There is no sound at all from this unit on any input. The green LED that is supposed to light up when releasing the mode switch does not come on. I did some reading and am aware that this model is prone to balance pot issues.

I've tried cleaned all the switches, still nada. Before I go whole hog with the service manual, I just wanted to check with y'all if I am missing anything simple. Has anyone had this problem?
 
Clean Output switch and Tape selector, set tape selector is set to source. Any sound from headphone jack?

Yes! I get output on the headphone jack, and all controls work, including the balance pot.

(Sent from my mobile, please pardon my spelling)
 
Check that output switch on front panel next to Mode (stereo) switch. The output switch disables output to RCA out jacks, but not the headphones.
 
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