(25-10-2013, 08:51 AM)Old Sparky Wrote: The deck is . . . a little sluggish starting, [but] runs O.K. Whether the fact that the stereo has been stored in a cellar for several months, and was working before then has any bearing on the cause of the fault, I know not.
Here I have extracted that quote (slightly edited) since I believe that that is where you should start to think about fixing this. The one significant bit that motivates me to say that is "it was working, prior to being stored: now it doesn't work". So I need to dig a bit deeper and ask two Qs. . . . . .
Was that cellar particularly cold and damp? (Cellars often are).
When you say "it was working", does that mean that all the functions were working - i.e. all those functions which are now not working?
However, in anticipation of your response, if your answers are an unqualified "yes" to each of those, then I reckon you should start thinking along the lines of poor switch contacts, dry solder joints and similar mechanical-type faults. I note you state "the deck is a little sluggish starting": that's a lead worth investigating for a start.
Al. / Oct. 25, '13 //
