Hi all. Im wondering if anyone can offer some advice on who would be the best person/engineer to contact regarding repairing my dead Rotel amp.
I have just purchased this off a wild card ebay bid as you do, I bid on this amp casually not thinking I would win it (10 days to go etc) and surprisingly won it , the next problem it was in Florida USA and I live in the UK, so I got it shipped over, changed the voltage on the switch block behind the little plate on the back of it, and in all worked fine, I had in running on my workshop HIFI for 8 hrs then I turned the workshop power off to go home , but quickly turned the power back on to collect my coat.
At this point I noticed the Amp overload led lights flash on and the amp didnt work. I removed the cover panels and noticed the 4 glass 11/4"power supply fuses had blown. I purchased some more and fit them and they too blew instantly, so it has some serious problems now.
The seller who is not to blame here as he stated it was possibly faulty and sold it as spares or repair, stated it had been in storage for over a decade, so could it be the lack of use that caused its demise??
When it worked the amp sounded gorgeous, it looks imaculate too so I will restore it as a project, nothing appears badly blown or burnt inside. I would like to have it repaired and upgraded , new caps etc.
Can anyone recomend any reputable good engineers in the UK??. I have considered either JS Audio or John Wood Audio . any opinions???
I have just purchased this off a wild card ebay bid as you do, I bid on this amp casually not thinking I would win it (10 days to go etc) and surprisingly won it , the next problem it was in Florida USA and I live in the UK, so I got it shipped over, changed the voltage on the switch block behind the little plate on the back of it, and in all worked fine, I had in running on my workshop HIFI for 8 hrs then I turned the workshop power off to go home , but quickly turned the power back on to collect my coat.
At this point I noticed the Amp overload led lights flash on and the amp didnt work. I removed the cover panels and noticed the 4 glass 11/4"power supply fuses had blown. I purchased some more and fit them and they too blew instantly, so it has some serious problems now.
The seller who is not to blame here as he stated it was possibly faulty and sold it as spares or repair, stated it had been in storage for over a decade, so could it be the lack of use that caused its demise??
When it worked the amp sounded gorgeous, it looks imaculate too so I will restore it as a project, nothing appears badly blown or burnt inside. I would like to have it repaired and upgraded , new caps etc.
Can anyone recomend any reputable good engineers in the UK??. I have considered either JS Audio or John Wood Audio . any opinions???