Record Player Repair Help - Pt 2[views:3428][posts:12]_________________________________ [Mar 21,2012 11:04pm - xmikex ""] I posted about my record player on here years ago when I had to replace the volume pot. I'd really like to fix another recurring problem I've had with it ever since I inherited this thing. I've got a JVC VR-5501 http://www.vintage-audio.com.ua/en/cat/219/646.html I'm using 2 speakers that came from a different stereo, but I had the same problem with the original speakers too. One speaker will cut out for seemingly no reason. I'll have to get behind it, fiddle with the wires, disconnect and reconnect them for it to start working again. It'll be fine for like a month then do the same thing. It happens to both speakers on both channels. In fact, it accommodates 2 sets of speakers (4 altogether) and has a Speaker system 1 + 2 mode that I use because different sets of speaker outputs and their respective positive and negatives per channel work/don't work at what seems like random. It's connected via speaker wire to these obnoxious plastic stoppers with a metal washer underneath. Pictured here: [img] Are the wires just old and beat up? Should I strip a few inches off them and expect them to conduct better, or should I open up the receiver and do some re-soldering? As usual, any help is appreciated. |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 22,2012 7:14am - arilliusbm ""] Might want to post on JVC forums. |
| ______________________________ [Mar 22,2012 7:59am - Yeti ""] I HEARD THIS IS SOLD OUT. |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 22,2012 8:48am - mikexmikeNLI ""] Posted about this same receiver 5 years ago. Got helpful responses, so I didn't think it was worth going to the JVC forums. Oh well, I guess only the RTTP demos were real. http://returntothepit.com/view.php?formid=42844 |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 22,2012 9:40am - Alx_Casket ""] Asked my friend who I go to with all my vinyl questions (who is also a wizard), here's what he said: To me, it sounds like he might want to check several things. First I'd check the connectors on the back of the receiver to make sure the solder is still solid. Then I'd suggest using some deoxit on all of the knobs on the front. If it's happened to multiple sets of speakers, I'd rule the speakers out as the culprit. |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 22,2012 9:52am - anonymous ""] Dust=enemy, water=DEVIL |
| _________________________________ [Mar 22,2012 11:51am - xmikex ""] When in doubt, defer to the lead moderator. |
| _________________________________________ [Mar 22,2012 11:53am - BlackoutPrick ""] Unplug Throw in trash Sell vinyl Profit |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 24,2012 1:53pm - Alx_Casket ""] Okay, so my friend didn't see the picture before, and he took another look: the guy has his speakers hooked up incorrectly, first of all both speakers should either be hooked up to Spk Syst-1 or Spk Syst-2 using Spk Syst-1 it should look like this: Red - Red Black - Black then, he's gotta make sure that he has "Spk Syst-1" selected on the front of his receiver when you linked me on my phone, it was txt only, no photos i was curious as to the outcome of the post, so i just checked then i saw the pic and facepalmed no wonder his speakers are fucked up Spk Syst-1 and Spk Syst-2 are used when you are running two different sets of speakers ex: one set is in the den, the other is in the dining room |
| ________________________________ [Mar 24,2012 2:11pm - xmikex ""] Yeah I get the way that it's supposed to work. The thing is everything cuts in and out at random. Mix and matching stuff and then turning both speaker sets on is the only thing that got it to work at all. It sounds ridiculous but it's true. I'm an AV tech and if I watched an end user setup their gear like this I'd facepalm too, but what works works. |
| _______________________________________________ [Mar 25,2012 9:36pm - illinoisenemaBradness ""] have you tried drilling holes in the capacitors? You need to drain the fluid like you do a cars transmission. |
| _________________________________ [Mar 26,2012 11:22am - xmikex ""] Hey maybe I should do it in the shower for added safety? |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 26,2012 11:35am - arktouros ""] Either way you gotta lube up those connectors with used motor oil |