mlipovitch
- Feb 3, 2016
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Seems I can't find out a lot about this issue-have the Acoustic Wave II system everything functions perfectly except for the LCD display..only the green backlite is on! No function display whatsoever. Checked for the obvious-broken ribbon connector to switch/display panel (continuity check across all ribbon connections are fine), cracked/dull slder connections around LCD area and surrounding components (chip caps, eletrolytics, etc.). Can't find anything obvious, so suspect a power supply issue? Power supply unit removes from the bottom (5 screws) and unplugs from main chassis, but I can't tell what voltages or outputs I should look for lacking a schematic of any sort..none are posted anywhere.
Next was to try shotgun approach and test power supply electrolytics and some on the main system board using my ESR meter suspecting one of the solid caps may have died or is drying out. Although some of the lower value caps exhibit a high ESR, nothing seemed out the ordinary here either-couldn't find a completely open cap or one with ESR so out of whack it warrantied replacement. Again, without schematic of any sort just shooting in the dark on this one since none of the obvious smacked me upside the head. Thanks for the read, maybe someone else here has repaired a similar problem on one of these and could point me in the right direction! (PS this was a thrift store purchase, so I'm only out about $8 bucks..but accepted the challenge)!
Marc
Next was to try shotgun approach and test power supply electrolytics and some on the main system board using my ESR meter suspecting one of the solid caps may have died or is drying out. Although some of the lower value caps exhibit a high ESR, nothing seemed out the ordinary here either-couldn't find a completely open cap or one with ESR so out of whack it warrantied replacement. Again, without schematic of any sort just shooting in the dark on this one since none of the obvious smacked me upside the head. Thanks for the read, maybe someone else here has repaired a similar problem on one of these and could point me in the right direction! (PS this was a thrift store purchase, so I'm only out about $8 bucks..but accepted the challenge)!
Marc