Tag Archives: electrolytic
Construction Starts
Construction of the first Bluetooth Portable HiFi has started. I am working on the power supply build. The photos above show the banks of power supply capacitors, one for the positive rail and the other for the negative. They are … Continue reading
Raising Finance – Harman Kardon 730 and Pioneer SX-5580
To raise finance for this project (damn money) I have been buying vintage HiFi, fixing them and then selling them on eBay. At the moment I am working on a Harman Kardon 730 receiver (amp with built in tuner). Plus … Continue reading
Quad 405 Service and Upgrade
Looking around on the web I have come across Keith Snook’s site which is proving very useful – many thanks to him for his free and helpful efforts: http://www.keith-snook.info/
Quad 405 Component Service / Upgrade
A good friend of mine, a HiFi buff and keen music listener and drummer, has asked me to service his Quad 405-2. This amp has a great reputation for a good reason – it sounds great, especially for its time … Continue reading
It all happened in a puff of smoke
I can see why the loud bang and the room full of smoke and white powder. When the left channel blew I simply cut the power leads to it and carried on with the right channel. But that blew also … Continue reading