punprankster
Super Member
Vintage Sony Audio Destroyer
This is exacrly why I am hesitant in doing DIY fix of any of my audio compinents. In my desire to restore the much loved green dial light of my sony str-7065, i managed to make things even worse.
I was trying to replace the festoon lamps on the side of the glass dial with green led's and as i was screwing the faceplate back on, i saw smoke coming out from somewhere in the right side of the receiver. I then noticed that the vu meter amd the tuning meter lights went kaput. Thankfully the unit still works, but the only light left functioning is the source select light.
Does anyone have any idea on what it will entail to bring the lights back on? Do i have to scavenge another 7065 or the like to repair the unit?
This is going to be the last time that i will attempt to fix anything by myself. Some things just aren't meant to be. Even the greateat basketball player of all time couldn't hack it in baseball. So is my failed career at being an electronics repairman.
This is exacrly why I am hesitant in doing DIY fix of any of my audio compinents. In my desire to restore the much loved green dial light of my sony str-7065, i managed to make things even worse.
I was trying to replace the festoon lamps on the side of the glass dial with green led's and as i was screwing the faceplate back on, i saw smoke coming out from somewhere in the right side of the receiver. I then noticed that the vu meter amd the tuning meter lights went kaput. Thankfully the unit still works, but the only light left functioning is the source select light.
Does anyone have any idea on what it will entail to bring the lights back on? Do i have to scavenge another 7065 or the like to repair the unit?
This is going to be the last time that i will attempt to fix anything by myself. Some things just aren't meant to be. Even the greateat basketball player of all time couldn't hack it in baseball. So is my failed career at being an electronics repairman.
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