DEAD SUT's

[Shian7]

Originally Posted by bob orbell

Hi Shian & Dik, the problem that I have found is the secondary winding is soldered, what seams to be at a centre tap, and it corrodes at this joint, I have put back into servis 11 to date, with 1 f##k up, to undertake a fix, you first need to remove the cap which is soldered, then using a heat gun, melt the wax inside and remove the transformer, now here's the delicate bit, follow the red and black wire to there temination and very gently cut the white tape inbetween the two cables to reveal the two ends that are soldered together, you now should now have the problem, clean and resolder and cheak for about 680 ohms, push the tape back and reasemble. oh and a good pair of eye's is mandatory. Good luck. BOB

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the info, I think I'll have a go at it. It's already busted, so what have I got to lose!

Cheers,
Mike.