Hi
Recently purchased a 2nd hand Vitus RI-100. Upon delivery the rear panel had been bent inwards as the binding posts had come into contact with the ground/hard surface.
Managed to straighten the rear panel and the input board that also mounted on the rear panel appears fine. No signs of any other internal damage and after straightening the rear panel you would not know any damage occurred.
Upon firing the amplifier up for the first time I got a ***WARNING*** PTC PROTECTION error.
Obviously something else is wrong and my fingers are crossed this is not indicative of a major issue.
I can't find any service manual or information regarding repairs on Vitus equipment. Does anyone have an idea of what could possibly be wrong with the amplifier?
Recently purchased a 2nd hand Vitus RI-100. Upon delivery the rear panel had been bent inwards as the binding posts had come into contact with the ground/hard surface.
Managed to straighten the rear panel and the input board that also mounted on the rear panel appears fine. No signs of any other internal damage and after straightening the rear panel you would not know any damage occurred.
Upon firing the amplifier up for the first time I got a ***WARNING*** PTC PROTECTION error.
Obviously something else is wrong and my fingers are crossed this is not indicative of a major issue.
I can't find any service manual or information regarding repairs on Vitus equipment. Does anyone have an idea of what could possibly be wrong with the amplifier?
my guess would be that there is a soft start circuit for the main transformer.. a PTC is being used as the inrush limiter and there should be a relay or triac that bypasses it after a second or two. This bypass isnt activating.
This is a complete guess. Some pictures of the internals would help massively
This is a complete guess. Some pictures of the internals would help massively
Here are some pictures of the internals. Unsure what to target but this an overview. The PSU is hard to show as it is mounted sideways and covered in cables.
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I'm guessing they won't give you a full schematic, but I wonder if it's worth asking if they would supply a partial schematic of the relevant sections.
Anything would be of help.
Anything would be of help.