unchillfiltered
- Sep 26, 2011
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I have a clock radio alarm which I'm quite fond of, and which has reliably woken me up every morning since the late '80s. It has recently started making clicking noises at random times, a similar noise to what it normally makes when the radio comes on.
While it would be far easier just to bin the whole unit and get another one (or simply disable the speaker and use it only as a clock), I would prefer to repair it.
My not very educated guess is that one of the capacitors is not holding its charge, and I reckon the two blue caps at the front left of the image below may be the problem, as there appears to be a slight residue below them.
They are 470uF and 220uF (both 10V), if that's any help.
Does anybody have any suggestions before I do anything more?
While it would be far easier just to bin the whole unit and get another one (or simply disable the speaker and use it only as a clock), I would prefer to repair it.
My not very educated guess is that one of the capacitors is not holding its charge, and I reckon the two blue caps at the front left of the image below may be the problem, as there appears to be a slight residue below them.
They are 470uF and 220uF (both 10V), if that's any help.
Does anybody have any suggestions before I do anything more?