mindlagoon
pfm Member
I was listening to some music last night at very low level (2 or 3 LEDs lit on the vol control) when my Elicit suddenly muted. I switched it off, left it for a few mins, then turned it back on. It had recovered but it muted again shortly after. Hasn't happened before but it was a warm night and it does run hotter than I would expect, even for the class. I've just measured the heatsink temperatures, just over 1 hour after switch-on (it's been silent for most of that time). The centre of the left heatsink is now 80 degC / 176 F, the right around 75 degC/ 167 F. That is ridiculously hot for such large heatsinks. The amp is sitting on a slate shelf with about 10cm clearance above.
I've heard the bias can be checked and adjusted fairly easily, and I'm more than qualified to do the job as I design and trim RF amps and other analogue circuits as a profession. Is it possible to get this nugget of servicing info from Rega without having to use a dealer? Can Paul Darwin assist, maybe?
I've heard the bias can be checked and adjusted fairly easily, and I'm more than qualified to do the job as I design and trim RF amps and other analogue circuits as a profession. Is it possible to get this nugget of servicing info from Rega without having to use a dealer? Can Paul Darwin assist, maybe?