by MrGorf »
Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:03 pm
OK - after having to take a break from this I finally got some time to work on it. Here is where things stand.
Removed all electronics and wire harnesses to clean cabinet interior.
Replaced all electrolytic caps on amp, PCC and MPU.
Re-assembled all cables and electronics.
When I first turned it on I heard a real loud pop. The funny thing is it didn't sound electrical, it sounded more like relay contacts but was really loud. I didn't see any kind of flash or see or smell smoke. All fuses checked OK.
After that when turned on I could put it in service mode and it would scan when the switch was held. There was no response when coining up or hitting the credit button. The display on the MPU is dark. I turned it off and on again, and the mech tripped and tried to play a record. Since there were no records in the box, the arm moved to the center and it rejected. The mech then scanned all the way to the right and instead of reversing tried to keep going. I turned it off and after a minute turned it back on. Now it either tries to plat the last record on the right or tries to scan past the stop. If I switch to service mode the turntable stops, but the scan switch does nothing. Putting it back to normal mode makes the turntable start up again, but the mech doesn't move.
Not sure where to go from here. Sorry about the long post.