Yamaha CR-820 schematics?

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Hi tmblack,
What's happening exactly? BTW, Yamaha loves to use lamps in muting and protection circuits. If there are any burnt out, replace them and your problem may go away.

Sorry, no longer have that manual.

-Chris
 
Sometimes the unit turns on after a very long wait and the relays make a click, then it might make a loud crack and the unit goes off again.

Maybe there is a leaky capacitor or dc offset?
Not a bad looking unit for the late 70's, I'd like to fix it.

Tom
 
Hi Tom,
Sounds like an offset problem all right. It is a good rcvr.

If I'm not mistaken, that unit uses an STK voltage amp, doesn't it?

If so, I'll bet that's gone bad. You can try resoldering the pins first. Clean off the old solder and use flux.

-Chris
 
Hi djk,
Thanks for the link, I can almost make out the numbers.

Tom,
Look to see if there are bad solder joints. They will look frosty rather than smooth now, there may be a tiny black ring around the component lead. Remove the old solder, add flux and resolder. Don't use too much solder (avoid leaving solder blobs). Clean the PCB with lacquer thinner and look for solder wiskers when you are done. Replacing the electrolytic caps as djk suggested may improve the sound quality at this age.

-Chris
 
It's not likely to be the relay.

The relay drive circuit has an RC time constant before it latches, that is the first cap I want you to replace. The drive circuit also senses DC and cuts the relay off. The second set of caps I listed can affect DC off-set.

As Chris pointed out, the loud noise when it cuts out is probably DC. The DC could be from many things. IIRC, TR713, TR714 run hot and the solder joints can go bad. It could take some time to actually find the problem.
 
Old tread but here it goes:
Got a constant buzzing trought speakers and headphone jacks. Most likely 50hz. Changed the main caps and also c814, 815, 816, 817, C807 and 808 but no improvement apart from relay getting stable. It´s not a loud buzz more like a d r r r r r noise. Someone mentioned the bridge rectifier might be the cause, what do you think?
 
Hi IsakAlexander,
No, it's not the bridge rectifier.

What do we know?
The noise exists on both channels of the amplifier output. The headphones come from the main amp.

What to look for:
The very first thing you should do when servicing equipment is to confirm all the power supplies are at the correct voltage and have acceptable appearance when viewing on an oscilloscope. You should be using the "trigger from line" feature on your oscilloscope. We know the noise will be synced from the line as a trigger. Regulated supplies shouldn't have anything more that random noise at a low level showing.

-Chris
 
Hi IsakAlexander,
You need to gain access to the oscilloscope. That can tell you volumes that you'll never, ever know without using one.

Check out local electronics shops to see if they can let you view the 'scope looking at your power supplies. Maybe a university or vocational school may be easier. Somewhere, somehow, you need to look a the power supply rails.

Go ahead with the measurements in case something is obvious.

-Chris
 
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