New box gone Bang!

[Fetchezlavache]

I was the proud owner of the this...



An impulse buy on eBay...managed to get a few tapes through it and then when it was plugged into the mains (set to 240v for UK power) and there was a bang and it’s now not powering up...Do I now have a very large paperweight?

 

[caution]

What part exploded? Did you open it up yet?

 

[floyd]

Try it on batteries.

 

[stynger007]

Power up on DC Power. Once sold a Sigmatech ATP-520 to a dude in Italy, and the switch was set to 120v . He popped the transformer and I sent Him a replacement free of charge. The transformers are generic to a degree, In my Technidyne TD-7000 died and was able to replace through some due diligence. The Technidyne is the same as Hamsomic DK-7000 , Vela DK-7000 which at a time gone by the latter *gave away* to my brother as a Christmas gift , Also gave away my Rickenbacker Tom Petty signature electric guitar at a different Christmas, to my older brother . Whoever said if you love something , set it free, well, not feeling it at the moment.

 

[Fetchezlavache]

Hi Chaps, thanks for the reply. I wasn't in the room when it went pop, my wife just said she heard a loud noise from it and that was that....

I will pop some batteries in it to see if we see any signed of life....really quite gutted as it was sounding good...

 

[hopey]

Might just be the Power caps as you said the voltage was set correctly. If so so it's cheap fix or just use batteries or DC supply.

 

[Fetchezlavache]

Hi guys, Yeap I tried it with batteries and it fired up and sounded good...love the fact it has a phono preamp built in...

So, are replacing the power caps and easy DIY fix?

Cheers

 

[Fetchezlavache]

Chaps - quick question - for using DC power, is there a particular lead i need to but - I see it is 15v but is there any other specs or any 15v adapter from amazon?

 

[hopey]

If it went bang, once you open it up the capacitors near the transformer should appear damaged or swollen. You would need to use a soldering iron to remove and replace with same spec. For a DC power supply I would suggest 1.5 to 2 amp @15v an old laptop charger is a good solution and you can use a slightly higher voltage but not lower than marked on the box.

 

[docs]

First check the fuse, you may got lucky!
Since it all works on DC, fuse first, then the diode rectifiers then caps then psu, is the checks id go with.