13-08-2011, 12:45 PM
(13-08-2011, 09:56 AM)tiv48 Wrote: yes i am hoping that its only a cap but a search on the internet surgest its a common failure the problem being that the display is left powered when swiched off ie itonly goes into stand by there is no mains switch.
the one i have has been modified by njoe tjoeb to incorperate a valve output stage and sounds fantastic so i woul like to cure this annoying fault
rob t
Quite often dim displays on VCRs and microwaves are due to electrolytics developing a high ESR. If you don't have any means of checking the ESR, it might be wise to change any electrolyics in the display module. (No good checking their capacitance with a capacitance meter, as they'll probably read fine).
Best of luck with it - nothing ventured, nothing gained!
David
