Friday, May 9, 2014

Tips On Safe Vintage Audio Repair

By Essie Osborn


In modern homes and places, music has become part of our lives. Stereos have been fitted in homes, cars and even on gadgets such as mobile phones hence improving portability of music. However, at times they may have problems, hence preventing owners from enjoying their music. When undertaking vintage audio repair, a safety kit is important.

Do not wear any jewelry or ornament made of metal when embarking on maintenance activity. If they come into contact with any circuit network, cases of electrocution arise if the device is already powered on. Do cover long hair. It helps in prevention of accidents as long hair may come into contact with moving parts like fans mostly fitted in high definition sound systems.

Cases of detaching the green or black mother board from the devices are to be handled with much care. Put insulating material on the board to avoid cases of shot circuit. Do not go about this bare hand. Rather, put electrical tapes or strong pieces of string in order to get grip of the board. Use wooden or plastic stick to prop them sideways or upwards.

Make sure the device is unplugged before going through maintenance tasks. Use clip leads, lead drivers or temporary soldering wires to access parts in cramped locations. To probe live wires, make sure to use insulated screw drivers. It helps in prevention of electrocution as well as damaging the speaker or sound output device. Clip the reference meter on the appropriate return ground to earth.

For soldering activities, use appropriate soldering equipment in place. It prevents cases of damage extension on the device hence expensive mess are created in such cases. Seek assistance from experts for the appropriate soldering tool. Do practice on the best soldering techniques and stick to a recommended technique. Also lay emphasis on de soldering practices by using damaged circuit boards in order to be perfect.

Conduct as many tests as possible with the equipment unplugged and when it is powered off. Check on the semiconductors of the sound output device. It can be done through testing for shots and the fuse resistors. Check for opens present in them. At all times use a volt meter for the purpose of testing the power supply to the motherboard of the speaker. Remember that high magnitude speakers have large supply filter resistors.

In case4 you are fatigued, avoid undertaking repairs. This is because your mind might not be in a sate to carry out the exercise. Thus, you may do it inefficiently. This is due to making of poor decisions.

Do not take shortcuts. Never assume anything without checking it. Stereos need maximum scrutinizing before coming up with a replacement decision. It may be a minor problem that needs a spare part. However, there are instances where speakers are damaged beyond repair. If the maintenance task is beyond your ability, seek expert assistance. Do consider other factors such as charges for the service to avoid being conned.




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