PC5002M - The Beast - The Story begins

SansuiSteve

Active Member

• Jul 15, 2015

• #1

So it begins.

My good friend Chris has decided to let me finish the debug on this beauty. I should have it in my shack in a couple of days. I will keep you all up to date.

 

rottalpha

Yamaholic

Subscriber

• Jul 16, 2015

• #2

I hope you get the beast going again..not to many of these around.

 

vinyldavid

Collectorius Giganticus

Subscriber

• Jul 16, 2015

• #3

Welcome to the club! I've got one, too. Comes out of protection too quick on one channel, otherwise works great.

Best SS amp I've ever heard.

 

Mark B

Yamaha Fan

Subscriber

• Jul 16, 2015

• #4

Woo Hoo!

The 5002 is a great amp.

 

mech986

AK Subscriber

Subscriber

• Jul 16, 2015

• #5

will follow with great interest, good luck. Doing all the repairs yourself?

 

SansuiSteve

Active Member

• Jul 17, 2015

• #6

mech986 said:

will follow with great interest, good luck. Doing all the repairs yourself?

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Been working on Sansui gear for a long time. I have always wanted a monster amp and the BA5000s are outrageously expensive and less powerful. I will do the work myself but need to reinforce my bench before I get going. 135 lbs! [emoji33]

 

damacman

Resident Psycho

• Jul 17, 2015

• #7

I've always been intrigued by these amps. Good luck restoring it to its former glory!

 

slow_jazz

AK Subscriber

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• Jul 17, 2015

• #8

Beast indeed!!!

 

cdfac

AK Subscriber

Subscriber

• Jul 17, 2015

• #9

Please feel free to PM with any questions about what I know or what I did.

On just a day's notice, I didn't have a chance to get that one bank of transistors on the rear cleaned up and regreased, and I didn't intend to leave the buyer with that duty, but when a good enough uShip deal comes up you've got to carpe diem! I put new micas on and included a few more spares (personally, I like to split them and use a micrometer to get the thinnest reasonable thickness), but at least half the interfaces will need to be cleaned first as well. Don't fire up the left channel until that is all done! The other bank of transistors on the left channel were already cleaned up and have new micas with grease.

 

SansuiSteve

Active Member

• Jul 18, 2015

• #10

No worries Chris, thanks for everything! I will get her cleaned up and singing.

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damacman

Resident Psycho

• Jul 18, 2015

• #11

Let's just hope Jared isn't the one delivering it ...

 

Yukon888

AK Subscriber

Subscriber

• Jul 18, 2015

• #12

Wow, sweet amp! :thmbsp:

 

donprice

Wound up workin' at a gas station....

• Jul 19, 2015

• #13

Yukon888 said:

Wow, sweet amp! :thmbsp:

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Yeah, until you drop it and lose a finger or both feet :sigh:

I now have a new reference point for what constitutes a beastly amp!

 

nj pheonix

AK Subscriber

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• Jul 19, 2015

• #14

:scratch2::yes:Wow I never heard of this guy
That's one serious Yamaha!

 

SansuiSteve

Active Member

• Jul 19, 2015

• #15

OK...It's in CA.

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Mark B

Yamaha Fan

Subscriber

• Jul 19, 2015

• #16

SansuiSteve said:

OK...It's in CA.View attachment 612534

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Nice!

How was it shipped?

 

SansuiSteve

Active Member

• Jul 20, 2015

• #17

Uship

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Mark B

Yamaha Fan

Subscriber

• Jul 20, 2015

• #18

SansuiSteve said:

Uship

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Did it go by bus, truck or ?

 

SansuiSteve

Active Member

• Jul 20, 2015

• #19

Private party, box truck.

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cdfac

AK Subscriber

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• Jul 23, 2015

• #20

Hey Steve, please send me your address. I decided to mail you the manuals and miscellanea.