Hey guys,
I lucked up and picked up a nice discolite for a fair price. I knew before I purchased it that the owner could not get it to power up. I am in the preliminary tests to begin locating the source of the problem, but would like to ask for pointers from some more experienced members.
The only info I have from the old seller is that the system worked fine until he put in batteries. He states that he put in batteries the system stopped working' and he hasn't been able to get it to power on via batteries or mains. I have tried so far with mains and have verified I am getting no signs of power.
Sellers description. I could not reproduce any movement in the tape motors as he stated. (sorry for his all caps)
" I TRIED 10 BATTERIES AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES SOMETHING WENT LIKE A TRANSFORMER OR RELAY, SWITCH OR SOMETHING. THE FM, LINE IN AND ALL THE LIGHTS DID WORK BEFORE THAT. SO I PUT THE 16V PLUG BACK INTO BACK AND THE FM, DISCO LIGHTS AND LINE IN STOPPED WORKING AND JUST THE CASSETTE FWD AND REWIND WORK?"
I have the system open and I am looking for the problems I have found with systems that haven't powered on in the past. All wires seem to be soldered and the power switch appears to be fine upon first visual inspection. The power switch is however a push button built on the board so I have not found any obvious ways to bypass the switch to eliminate it from the possible issues. I have visually checked the fuse and it appears to be fine. I have played with the voltage selector to see if it was corroded with no luck..
I would really appreciate pointers for my next courses of action. I am assuming I will need to pick up a voltage meter to get more detailed in my trouble shooting process. If so, any recommendations on what to pick up would be appreciated also.
Thanks
I lucked up and picked up a nice discolite for a fair price. I knew before I purchased it that the owner could not get it to power up. I am in the preliminary tests to begin locating the source of the problem, but would like to ask for pointers from some more experienced members.
The only info I have from the old seller is that the system worked fine until he put in batteries. He states that he put in batteries the system stopped working' and he hasn't been able to get it to power on via batteries or mains. I have tried so far with mains and have verified I am getting no signs of power.
Sellers description. I could not reproduce any movement in the tape motors as he stated. (sorry for his all caps)
" I TRIED 10 BATTERIES AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES SOMETHING WENT LIKE A TRANSFORMER OR RELAY, SWITCH OR SOMETHING. THE FM, LINE IN AND ALL THE LIGHTS DID WORK BEFORE THAT. SO I PUT THE 16V PLUG BACK INTO BACK AND THE FM, DISCO LIGHTS AND LINE IN STOPPED WORKING AND JUST THE CASSETTE FWD AND REWIND WORK?"
I have the system open and I am looking for the problems I have found with systems that haven't powered on in the past. All wires seem to be soldered and the power switch appears to be fine upon first visual inspection. The power switch is however a push button built on the board so I have not found any obvious ways to bypass the switch to eliminate it from the possible issues. I have visually checked the fuse and it appears to be fine. I have played with the voltage selector to see if it was corroded with no luck..
I would really appreciate pointers for my next courses of action. I am assuming I will need to pick up a voltage meter to get more detailed in my trouble shooting process. If so, any recommendations on what to pick up would be appreciated also.
Thanks