Sansui receiver repair?

[Sherry Siegel]

OK, so CD players may have a tough time with parts, but what about
Sansui stereo receiver 9090? My on/off button moves appropriately, but
no longer actually turns on/off the receiver--unless I've got another
problem I don't know about. Help out there?

[Sofie]

Sherry:
You are not offering much in the area of technical description and initial
troubleshooting results.
Did you verify that the power switch is actually switching on the power to
the unit? Can you measure AC Line voltage at the primary of the power
transformer? If not, check the primary fuse.....and if it is OK, then the
power switch would appear to be faulty. You may want to temporarily
"jumper" the power switch to verify that the receiver is working
properly........and then try to hunt down a replacement switch.
If power is making it to the transformer then the switch is good and you
have more serious problems that may take the talents of a skilled and
experienced technician at a service shop to solve.
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Best Regards,
Dan Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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[Sherry Siegel]

Well now...I don't possess the technical skills you talk about. The receiver
sits in a stereo cabinet--and it's very heavy. It's also wired to CD player,
phonograph, tape player, speakers, etc. The cabinet is about six feet tall.
Sounds like I need a lot of help. Can you supply good tips on how to locate
an excellent repair shop? I know how to do this for cars, but not stereos.
Thanks for your initial reply.

[Sofie]

Sherry:
The Sansui 9090 is a terrific piece of equipment.
You will need to find a good repair shop in your area that regularly repairs
stereo receivers and amplifiers. You may want to talk to some stereo and
hi-if stores and find out who they recommend. Be very choosy about who
fixes your Sansui.

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Dan Sofie
Electronics Supply & Repair
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[Kevin Carney]

Sherry,
Why not post the area you live and maybe someone can
recommend a shop ?

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[Sherry Siegel]

Yes, I live in the San Francisco East Bay area. Huge area, I know, but so far I've
gotten only two recommendations--Stereo Doctor and Resistance Repair. Stereo
Doctor does list Sansui, but after reading about Sansui being used by other
companies I'm left with questions. I will talk with them, but they were closed when
I posted last night.

And, to those who responded privately, the way I was taught to find a good car
repair shop (other than going on the Car Talk website and looking through listener
reviews--still a good idea) upon moving to a new town is to look through the yellow
pages and call three to five machine shops, ask them for three names of good car
mechanics they trust. Look for some overlap among the machine shops. If you then go
to the Car Talk website and find the same names cropping up in listener reviews,
you probably have a good list from which to choose.
Sherry

[Electro]

I've got the 5050 model... old, yes - dusty, yes, but it still produces
excellent sound!

Couple of problems with my unit, the power-on delay kept on cutting out
randomly when using the unit, couldn't find and dry/loose joints, so I
opened up the relay and wedged some paper in it to force the contacts to
permanently close, there is some speaker movement when you switch the unit
on, but no damaging power luckily!

I noticed the other day that the radio has ceased to receive stereo radio,
pressing the stereo/mono switch has no effect, anyone know what might be
wrong?

I might be upgrading soon though, so my unit may become surplus, I will sell
it for spare parts if you like!

Dave

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[CLSNOWYOWL]

try check the antenna if not receiving FM. Look in the back of the device and
make sure the antenna connections are secure. Antenna connections break really
easily. Also check to see if the switches in the front panel are dirty. Unplug
device before messing with any connections behind it. the speaker connections
are not far from the antenna connections. Also check the antenna ground.

If this doesn't solve the problem, it could be the receiver is locked into a
"local" FM mode, instead of "distance" FM mode (which can cause the FM band to
be off frequency). Just repaired an Aiwa that had the same problem. Also, If
the problem persists even in distance mode, then the problem could be in the
demodulator portion of the FM tuner (either due to faulty components and/or
cold solders in the) circuit.

[Chris Reynolds]

I had a old Sansui that did the same thing, but I think it was a 9090. Any
way, I found a circuit board behind the controls "volume,balance...etc." It
was made using "feed-throughs" or rivits that connect one side of the p.c.
to the other. Just like the old GE T.V.'s had. Once I resoldered all the
feed throughs, it worked like a champ. I have a G-901DB I use at home. I
love all the older Sansui amps. They sure don't build'em like that
anymore!!!
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