Just bought a Technics SA-500 receiver on Ebay. It was supposed to be 100% OK, but (what's new) it's not... :-(
I even paid (shipping included) 115 Euro...
I know, that's a lot, but I really think it's a beautiful piece of equipment...
First of all, most switches and pots seem very dirty and can cause very instable sound (sound dropping away or very distorted when wiggling the switches...)
This I can probably fix -> if you have any tips on how to clean them, they're also welcome.
However, the right channel is ALWAYS weaker than the left channel, independent of the source.
If I turn the balance 2/5 to the right, the sound is balanced.
Can someone help me find out how to fix this ?
Second (and less important), the fm tuning meter doesn't seem to work correctly:
When the FM tuner is not active, it is hanging nicely in the middle.
When the FM tuner is on and NOT tuned, the needle is about halfway to the left.
When the FM tuner is tuned to a station, the needle is a quarter to the left...
The meter NEVER goes to the right.
Is this normal ? (I've never had a tuning indicator like this, so I'm not sure on what would be normal behaviour...)
Z.
I even paid (shipping included) 115 Euro...
I know, that's a lot, but I really think it's a beautiful piece of equipment...
First of all, most switches and pots seem very dirty and can cause very instable sound (sound dropping away or very distorted when wiggling the switches...)
This I can probably fix -> if you have any tips on how to clean them, they're also welcome.
However, the right channel is ALWAYS weaker than the left channel, independent of the source.
If I turn the balance 2/5 to the right, the sound is balanced.
Can someone help me find out how to fix this ?
Second (and less important), the fm tuning meter doesn't seem to work correctly:
When the FM tuner is not active, it is hanging nicely in the middle.
When the FM tuner is on and NOT tuned, the needle is about halfway to the left.
When the FM tuner is tuned to a station, the needle is a quarter to the left...
The meter NEVER goes to the right.
Is this normal ? (I've never had a tuning indicator like this, so I'm not sure on what would be normal behaviour...)
Z.