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NAP110 Let the smoke out!
There was a lightening strike on my block today while I was at work. When I got home, I opened the door and immediately smelled ozone. Something electronic was fried. After sniffing around, I found the source - the NAP110 amp that I use for my TV sound (with an NAC42.5 and a pair of LS3/5As)...
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The Stirling Broadcast "Repair Kit" LS3/5A
I have a pair of Stirling Broadcast "Repair Kit" LS3/5As that were damaged by a lightning strike some years ago. The woofers were exposed to DC and the coils are melted. They've just been sitting in a corner gathering dust all this time. These were designed by Derek Hughes. I was thinking of...
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Having repaired the lightning-damaged Stirling "LS3/5A"s, now it's time to address the Naim NAP110.
Back in 2016 I received very kind donations from @hacker and @John_73, today I have finally gotten* around to installing them:
Since the image links in the old thread are broken, here are some before shots for reference:
BTW, the white blob on the blue wire which I had assumed to be heat shrink from a previous repair, was actually a melted insulator for the 2.8mm spade, and it took some patience to remove it.
*I know "gotten" rankles many UK English speakers, but I understand it's coming back.