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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. DC Offset:
≤2v Defective U1
Defective Q1
≥2v Defective U1
Defective CR1, 2, 6, 15
Open ground at the RCA
input jack
Test point "A" polarity
the same as DC offset
(see Figure 11)
Defective Q1-8, Q24
Defective CR16, 17
Test point "A" polarity
opposite to the DC offset
(see Figure 11)
2. High Current: Short between transistor
and heat coupler
Shorted driver or output
transistor
Trouble shoot (by removing
collector screws) in this
sequence.
Negative: Q9, 11, 23, 21,
22, 19, 20, 18
Positive: Q6, 10, 17, 16,
14, 13, 12, 15
3. Oscillation:
Unloaded Defective C5
Defective Q6, Q9
Defective CR8
Loaded Open C4, 5, 9, 11
Defective R24, 29, 30,
51, 52
4. Excessive Noise: Defective U1, Q1
Defective R57, 58
5. No Bias Adjustment: Defective Q4, 6, 7, 9
Open R11, 12, 13
6. Incorrect Frequency
Response: Defective C5, C8
Shorted Mica Insulator Q3
7. Excessive Distortion: Defective Q7, Q8, Q25
Defective CR18, 19
Defective CR5 ( at full
output only)
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