Resistor Issue

[Grinnell]

So i hooked up a new diy tonearm cable and it sounded fine then it seemed that i was getting a stronger signal out of the right channel so i played around with things (change cables and tubes, turning it off before changing things) then the sound got muddy and flat, even my wife noticed.  Looked at the guts and noticed a resistor (Dale rs-2b 1.2 ohms 1%) that looked a bit fried, dull and maybe a bit misshapen.  attached is a photo not great but shows where it is.

if it isn't this resistor what could it be?  I didn't build this but will get the chance to fix it

Thanks

[Grainger49]

The power supply is common to both channels.  But I'm not sure, did the muddy sound come from both channels?

To trouble shoot the heater DC supply (that is what is pictured) measure the resistance of the resistor in question.  But first... measure the resistance of the meter leads.  Otherwise you can think the resistance is off.  With a resistance this low the meter leads will add to the measurement.

Post back.

[Paul Birkeland]

Looked at the guts and noticed a resistor (Dale rs-2b 1.2 ohms 1%) that looked a bit fried, dull and maybe a bit misshapen. 

Oh, that is quite the ugly, misshapen resistor, isn't it?   Unfortunately for you, it looks just fine.  Is the muddy sound coming from both channels, or just one?  You might try swapping the tubes between channels to check.

Do the LED's attached to the tube sockets light?  If you  have C4S boards, are they lighting?

If the LED's light, and that black resistor measures OK, I would next take measurements of the plate voltages.  This can be done by measuring the DC voltages at the metal portion on the back of the black MJE350 transistors, or if you don't have C4S boards, there are the large tan colored plate loads, and the plate voltage can be measured where those resistors connect to the 220 ohm carbon comp plate stoppers.  My guess is that you will find something like 75v on 3 of the 4 plates, and maybe 115 on the fourth, which would indicate a tube or connection problem. 

-Paul

[Grinnell]

Thanks for the advice.  My wife leaves for 5 months in Berlin on Sunday so after that its troubleshoot time.  I have the original build manual and notes from the PO so that should help.

Thanks and I will report back.

Karl
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