Wurlitzer 200a stopped working
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Wurlitzer 200a stopped working
so i decided that i was gonna redo all the grounding wires going between all the sections of the harp and what not, cause the old connections and starting to break off from being so old. anyways piano worked fine minus the bad hum i thought might be from the grounding. but once i replaced the wire now the piano wont sound at all. its making power to the transformer. but not really sure where i would need to check in the circuit to find the problem. if any one know anything that would be awesome!
o and i tested the speakers and theyre making contact still too.
o and i tested the speakers and theyre making contact still too.
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There's a very high impedence on the reed bar, and if you don't have a good meter with a high internal impedence, the DC reading can appear lower than it really is. If you're reading any voltage at all on the preamp, it would seem there's not a short between the reeds and reed bar.
Is the main amp working? Can you get any sound out of the amp just from tapping the input point on the PCB with a screwdriver?
Also are you sure the grounding wires on the reed bar are connecting to an electrical ground?
Is the main amp working? Can you get any sound out of the amp just from tapping the input point on the PCB with a screwdriver?
Also are you sure the grounding wires on the reed bar are connecting to an electrical ground?
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well sorry it took me so long to get back. i was out of town. but awesome so i checked all of the things and found that there was no sound what so ever coming out of the speakers. so closer inspection i found that the 2 speaker wire had shorted out together down underneath by the aux and headphone jack. so now its making sound. but its still got a good amount of hiss. its not 60Hz. so im guessing i just need to fix all the grounds and go from there. but would swapping some of the resistors for new carbon comp help? and would swapping some of the transistors and caps help fix that too?
THANKS for all your help!
THANKS for all your help!
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