Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

I was recommended to go here by rusty . I am new to vintage audio,
and recently got a toshiba sa-500. It has a pretty bad balance
issue. I have to turn the knob to 3 on the right for it to be
balanced. Any solutions?

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:34:35 -0700 (PDT), carfreak
wrote:

I was recommended to go here by rusty . I am new to vintage audio,
and recently got a toshiba sa-500. It has a pretty bad balance
issue. I have to turn the knob to 3 on the right for it to be
balanced. Any solutions? snip

First, swap the speaker leads and see if the trouble follows the
speaker. You may have a loudspeaker issue, not an electrical issue.
If the trouble doesn't follow the speaker, you could have a number of
different problems, a likely one being a toasted output transistor,
which would make the channel in question about 6 dB less loud than the
good one. You don't say if the affected channel has a distortion
problem or not, which could alos be an indicator.

These weren't very good units, so don't go spending a lot of money
fixing it. Toshiba's audio products were, around that time, discount
store stuff at best. Their cassette decks were some of the worst I've
ever seen at any price.

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Jul 9, 1:22 pm, DeserTBoB wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:34:35 -0700 (PDT), carfreak

wrote:
I was recommended to go here by rusty . I am new to vintage audio,
and recently got a toshiba sa-500. It has a pretty bad balance
issue. I have to turn the knob to 3 on the right for it to be
balanced. Any solutions? snip

First, swap the speaker leads and see if the trouble follows the
speaker. You may have a loudspeaker issue, not an electrical issue.
If the trouble doesn't follow the speaker, you could have a number of
different problems, a likely one being a toasted output transistor,
which would make the channel in question about 6 dB less loud than the
good one. You don't say if the affected channel has a distortion
problem or not, which could alos be an indicator.

These weren't very good units, so don't go spending a lot of money
fixing it. Toshiba's audio products were, around that time, discount
store stuff at best. Their cassette decks were some of the worst I've
ever seen at any price.

we did switch the speaker leads. that was the first thing we did. the
speaker was not the issue. the receiver has a lot of sentimental value
to my friend it belonged to his grandparents. how hard is it to switch
out the output transistor?

Rusty

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:20:57 -0700 (PDT), Rusty
wrote:

we did switch the speaker leads. that was the first thing we did. the
speaker was not the issue. the receiver has a lot of sentimental value
to my friend it belonged to his grandparents. how hard is it to switch
out the output transistor? snip

OK, this unit (I believe) has a speaker selection switch. Try running
from the "B" speaker terminals and see if the problem still stays the
same.

Replacing a standard TO3-case output transistor is quick work, but
first you have to know how to find the bad one. Tools would be a
soldering iron, thermal grease and normal screwdrivers, side cutters,
et al. I really don't have the JEDEC number of the original outputs
on those handy, but suffice it to say that, if failed, the bad
transistor won't be shorted, since the amplifier is still operating.
I'd look for oxidized connections on the output transistor heat sink.
Also, be aware that Japanese electronics from this era were well known
for developing cracked solder on their wave-soldiered PC boards, but I
don't think that's the issue here.

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Jul 9, 5:14*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:20:57 -0700 (PDT), Rusty

wrote:
we did switch the speaker leads. that was the first thing we did. the
speaker was not the issue. the receiver has a lot of sentimental value
to my friend it belonged to his grandparents. how hard is it to switch
out the output transistor? snip

OK, this unit (I believe) has a speaker selection switch. *Try running
from the "B" speaker terminals and see if the problem still stays the
same.

Replacing a standard TO3-case output transistor is quick work, but
first you have to know how to find the bad one. *Tools would be a
soldering iron, thermal grease and normal screwdrivers, side cutters,
et al. *I really don't have the JEDEC number of the original outputs
on those handy, but suffice it to say that, if failed, the bad
transistor won't be shorted, since the amplifier is still operating.
I'd look for oxidized connections on the output transistor heat sink.
Also, be aware that Japanese electronics from this era were well known
for developing cracked solder on their wave-soldiered PC boards, but I
don't think that's the issue here.

My receiver hasn't been used in probably over a decade, so oxidation
is very possible. I will check it out, thanks for the advice. If I
do find oxidation, how should I clean it?

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 21:52:35 -0700 (PDT), carfreak
wrote:

My receiver hasn't been used in probably over a decade, so oxidation
is very possible. I will check it out, thanks for the advice. If I
do find oxidation, how should I clean it? snip

On wafer switches, the best first aid is simply exercising them. For
noisy switches and pots, a switch contact cleaning spray, notably
those from Caig Laboratories (Caig Pro Gold is a favorite of mine), is
best, but don't overdo it. Washing potentiometers and switches too
much will wash out all the "pot grease" and the oxidation will return
shortly, along with erratic performance.

Also of concern, if the unit has been sitting around unenergized, is
the condition of any electrolytic capacitors in the unit. Usually,
this will manifest itself in "crackling and popping" noises, if the
power supply electrolytics are bad. Most of the older Japanese
receivers of this ilk used Nichicon axial electrolytics in for stage
decoupling, and they do tend to go bad. Job 1 right now, though, is
tracking down why one channel is performing badly. Good luck with
that.

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My receiver hasn't been used in probably over a decade, so oxidation
is very possible. *I will check it out, thanks for the advice. *If I
do find oxidation, how should I clean it?- Hide quoted text -

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carfreak check your email, I sent you one

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On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:13:43 -0700 (PDT), "Dishwasher Charlie" Nudo,
Drums, PA aka trippin-2-8-track wrote:

My receiver hasn't been used in probably over a decade, so oxidation
is very possible. *I will check it out, thanks for the advice. *If I
do find oxidation, how should I clean it?- Hide quoted text -

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carfreak check your email, I sent you one snip

Why do you have to "announce" that you sent someone an email, if but
only to say that you've sent yet another lie-filled attack against me
to him? Do you think you're fooling anyone with your crap? No one is
fooled. The only "fool" here is "Dishwasher Charlie" Nudo, the
simpleton from Drums.

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On Jul 10, 5:04*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:13:43 -0700 (PDT), "Dishwasher Charlie" Nudo,
Drums, PA *aka trippin-2-8-track wrote:

My receiver hasn't been used in probably over a decade, so oxidation
is very possible. *I will check it out, thanks for the advice. *If I
do find oxidation, how should I clean it?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

carfreak check your email, I sent you one snip

Why do you have to "announce" that you sent someone an email, if but
only to say that you've sent yet another lie-filled attack against me
to him? *Do you think you're fooling anyone with your crap? *No one is
fooled. *The only "fool" here is "Dishwasher Charlie" Nudo, the
simpleton from Drums.

sorry to ruin your fun, desertbob, but it wasnt what you think. it
was advice along with an offer to repair my receiver for a cost.

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:44:55 -0700 (PDT), carfreak
wrote:

sorry to ruin your fun, desertbob, but it wasnt what you think. it
was advice along with an offer to repair my receiver for a cost. snip

Usually, he sends diatribes to others about his "enemies," as people
send me the mail they get from him. Consider yourself lucky in that
regard, but this guy Charlie Nudo is NO electronics technician. What
the game is with Noodles is that he's hooked in with the owner of a
dying electronics shop in Hazelton, PA. Noodles takes your unit to
him, has the dude repair it, and then tacks on his take on top of it.
You'd be far better off taking it to someone local to you...assuming
you can find one. Even if you go for online repair, better to send
the unit directly to this guy's shop rather than go through our
resident scumbag.

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

You'd be far better off taking it to someone local to you...assuming
you can find one. Even if you go for online repair, better to send
the unit directly to this guy's shop rather than go through our
resident scumbag.
What is the current state of other cities and good local old
school repair shops? We are fortunate in Winnipeg to have a shop with three
older guys (one being the owner) past retirement age that continue on
keeping shop. They are always busy and have done some good work for me on
several turntables and an 8 track deck or two over the years. A pretty great
resource to have around and they are highly prized by our local population.

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Jul 10, 7:35*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:44:55 -0700 (PDT), carfreak

wrote:
sorry to ruin your fun, desertbob, but it wasnt what you think. *it
was advice along with an offer to repair my receiver for a cost. snip

Usually, he sends diatribes to others about his "enemies," as people
send me the mail they get from him. *Consider yourself lucky in that
regard, but this guy Charlie Nudo is NO electronics technician. *What
the game is with Noodles is that he's hooked in with the owner of a
dying electronics shop in Hazelton, PA. *Noodles takes your unit to
him, has the dude repair it, and then tacks on his take on top of it.
You'd be far better off taking it to someone local to you...assuming
you can find one. *Even if you go for online repair, better to send
the unit directly to this guy's shop rather than go through our
resident scumbag.

yeah, he said it was minimum 100 buck charge plus shipping. I told
him it would cost that much to send it there from ca. and theres no
way im paying 200 bucks, on something Rusty and I can do by ourselves.

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Jul 11, 12:52*am, carfreak wrote:
On Jul 10, 7:35*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:





On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:44:55 -0700 (PDT), carfreak

wrote:
sorry to ruin your fun, desertbob, but it wasnt what you think. *it
was advice along with an offer to repair my receiver for a cost. snip

Usually, he sends diatribes to others about his "enemies," as people
send me the mail they get from him. *Consider yourself lucky in that
regard, but this guy Charlie Nudo is NO electronics technician. *What
the game is with Noodles is that he's hooked in with the owner of a
dying electronics shop in Hazelton, PA. *Noodles takes your unit to
him, has the dude repair it, and then tacks on his take on top of it.
You'd be far better off taking it to someone local to you...assuming
you can find one. *Even if you go for online repair, better to send
the unit directly to this guy's shop rather than go through our
resident scumbag.

yeah, he said it was minimum 100 buck charge plus shipping. *I told
him it would cost that much to send it there from ca. and theres no
way im paying 200 bucks, on something Rusty and I can do by ourselves.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -



carfreak- thanks for email reply, I just sent you another one

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On Jul 11, 6:33*am, trippin-2-8-track wrote:
On Jul 11, 12:52*am, carfreak wrote:



On Jul 10, 7:35*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:44:55 -0700 (PDT), carfreak

wrote:
sorry to ruin your fun, desertbob, but it wasnt what you think. *it
was advice along with an offer to repair my receiver for a cost. snip

Usually, he sends diatribes to others about his "enemies," as people
send me the mail they get from him. *Consider yourself lucky in that
regard, but this guy Charlie Nudo is NO electronics technician. *What
the game is with Noodles is that he's hooked in with the owner of a
dying electronics shop in Hazelton, PA. *Noodles takes your unit to
him, has the dude repair it, and then tacks on his take on top of it.
You'd be far better off taking it to someone local to you...assuming
you can find one. *Even if you go for online repair, better to send
the unit directly to this guy's shop rather than go through our
resident scumbag.

yeah, he said it was minimum 100 buck charge plus shipping. *I told
him it would cost that much to send it there from ca. and theres no
way im paying 200 bucks, on something Rusty and I can do by ourselves.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

carfreak- thanks for email reply, I just sent you another one

what the hell is going on? everyone's telling me something else is
wrong, who to believe and not to believe.
direct quote from trippin-2-8...
"don't listen to that DeserTBob guy- he gives repair advice, and when
a person does it, it ends up ruining their receiver and tape deck- the
guy is a poser"
"I have a cert in basic electronics, and have been repairing/buying/
selling stereos on the net and ebay now, for 7 years- my partner has
been in business for 30 years- what I can't fix, I take over there,
and we always end up fixing it- most times it is only 1 or 2 small
components to solder in- but it has to be isolated and troubleshooted
first, to find what's wrong- that's the hard part"

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Jul 11, 1:36*pm, carfreak wrote:
On Jul 11, 6:33*am, trippin-2-8-track wrote:





On Jul 11, 12:52*am, carfreak wrote:

On Jul 10, 7:35*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:44:55 -0700 (PDT), carfreak

wrote:
sorry to ruin your fun, desertbob, but it wasnt what you think. *it
was advice along with an offer to repair my receiver for a cost. snip

Usually, he sends diatribes to others about his "enemies," as people
send me the mail they get from him. *Consider yourself lucky in that
regard, but this guy Charlie Nudo is NO electronics technician. *What
the game is with Noodles is that he's hooked in with the owner of a
dying electronics shop in Hazelton, PA. *Noodles takes your unit to
him, has the dude repair it, and then tacks on his take on top of it.

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

"I have a cert in basic electronics, and have been repairing/buying/
selling stereos on the net and ebay now, for 7 years- my partner has
been in business for 30 years- what I can't fix, I take over there,
and we always end up fixing it- most times it is only 1 or 2 small
components to solder in- but it has to be isolated and troubleshooted
first, to find what's wrong- that's the hard part"

Bob,

If the e-mail is true, I bet the IRS and Mr. Stola would like to know
about Zito being a "partner".

PIERCE ELECTRONICS
35 EAST OAK STREET
TRESKOW, PA. 18254
USA
SHOP PHONE: 570-459-4639
EMIL STOLA- PROPRIETOR

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On Jul 11, 4:33*pm, trippin-2-8-track wrote:
On Jul 11, 1:36*pm, carfreak wrote:



On Jul 11, 6:33*am, trippin-2-8-track wrote:

On Jul 11, 12:52*am, carfreak wrote:

On Jul 10, 7:35*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:44:55 -0700 (PDT), carfreak

wrote:
sorry to ruin your fun, desertbob, but it wasnt what you think. *it
was advice along with an offer to repair my receiver for a cost. snip

Usually, he sends diatribes to others about his "enemies," as people
send me the mail they get from him. *Consider yourself lucky in that
regard, but this guy Charlie Nudo is NO electronics technician. *What
the game is with Noodles is that he's hooked in with the owner of a
dying electronics shop in Hazelton, PA. *Noodles takes your unit to
him, has the dude repair it, and then tacks on his take on top of it.
You'd be far better off taking it to someone local to you...assuming
you can find one. *Even if you go for online repair, better to send
the unit directly to this guy's shop rather than go through our
resident scumbag.

yeah, he said it was minimum 100 buck charge plus shipping. *I told
him it would cost that much to send it there from ca. and theres no
way im paying 200 bucks, on something Rusty and I can do by ourselves.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

carfreak- thanks for email reply, I just sent you another one

what the hell is going on? *everyone's telling me something else is
wrong, who to believe and not to believe.
direct quote from trippin-2-8...
"don't listen to that DeserTBob guy- he gives repair advice, and when
a person does it, it ends up ruining their receiver and tape deck- the
guy is a poser"
"I have a cert in basic electronics, and have been repairing/buying/
selling stereos on the net and ebay now, for 7 years- my partner has
been in business for 30 years- what I can't fix, I take over there,
and we always end up fixing it- most times it is only 1 or 2 small
components to solder in- but it has to be isolated and troubleshooted
first, to find what's wrong- that's the hard part"- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

yeh, what IS going on ? *direct quote from carfreak:

----- Original Message -----
From:
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:51 PM

hey,

Thanks for the advice. *I'll try that out. *Regarding your offer, I
live in CA, and shipping alone would cost that much. *If I screw it up
beyond working condition, I'll be sure to contact you first.

carfreak

this "you're wrong, no you're wrong" is bullsh-t im just going
someplace else for advice

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Jul 12, 3:54*am, carfreak wrote:
On Jul 11, 4:33*pm, trippin-2-8-track wrote:





On Jul 11, 1:36*pm, carfreak wrote:

On Jul 11, 6:33*am, trippin-2-8-track wrote:

On Jul 11, 12:52*am, carfreak wrote:

On Jul 10, 7:35*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:

On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:44:55 -0700 (PDT), carfreak

wrote:
sorry to ruin your fun, desertbob, but it wasnt what you think.. *it
was advice along with an offer to repair my receiver for a cost. snip

Usually, he sends diatribes to others about his "enemies," as people
send me the mail they get from him. *Consider yourself lucky in that
regard, but this guy Charlie Nudo is NO electronics technician. *What
the game is with Noodles is that he's hooked in with the owner of a
dying electronics shop in Hazelton, PA. *Noodles takes your unit to
him, has the dude repair it, and then tacks on his take on top of it.
You'd be far better off taking it to someone local to you...assuming
you can find one. *Even if you go for online repair, better to send
the unit directly to this guy's shop rather than go through our
resident scumbag.

yeah, he said it was minimum 100 buck charge plus shipping. *I told
him it would cost that much to send it there from ca. and theres no
way im paying 200 bucks, on something Rusty and I can do by ourselves.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

carfreak- thanks for email reply, I just sent you another one

what the hell is going on? *everyone's telling me something else is
wrong, who to believe and not to believe.
direct quote from trippin-2-8...
"don't listen to that DeserTBob guy- he gives repair advice, and when
a person does it, it ends up ruining their receiver and tape deck- the
guy is a poser"
"I have a cert in basic electronics, and have been repairing/buying/
selling stereos on the net and ebay now, for 7 years- my partner has
been in business for 30 years- what I can't fix, I take over there,
and we always end up fixing it- most times it is only 1 or 2 small
components to solder in- but it has to be isolated and troubleshooted
first, to find what's wrong- that's the hard part"- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

yeh, what IS going on ? *direct quote from carfreak:

----- Original Message -----
From:
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 7:51 PM

hey,

Thanks for the advice. *I'll try that out. *Regarding your offer, I
live in CA, and shipping alone would cost that much. *If I screw it up
beyond working condition, I'll be sure to contact you first.

carfreak

this "you're wrong, no you're wrong" is bullsh-t *im just going
someplace else for advice- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


carfreak check your email, I sent you one

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carfreak wrote:

this "you're wrong, no you're wrong" is bullsh-t *im just going
someplace else for advice

i don't blame you for this, there is just too many trolls & people who think
they "know-it-all" in the newsgroups.

i am sorry for being late to this post, but maybe, i can give you some
troubleshooting help with this. i made my living doing this for a long
time.

your trouble may not be from the output transistors, but could be caused by
ether a dried up electrolytic capacitor in the signal path, or a resistor
that has gone out of spec. before messing around with the output
transistors, i strongly suggest that you get a schematic diagram for that
specific receiver, a signal tracer (a audio amplifier will work), & trace
through the signal path starting from the preamp / tone control stage &
work your way up to the driver stage. this will at least tell you if &
where you are losing your audio signal.
as i said earlier, it would be in your best interest to try troubleshooting
the signal path first before doing anything at all with the output stage,
that would be the last resort.
--

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

carfreak wrote:

I was recommended to go here by rusty . I am new to vintage audio,
and recently got a toshiba sa-500. It has a pretty bad balance
issue. I have to turn the knob to 3 on the right for it to be
balanced. Any solutions?

it sounds like that there is a problem in the signal path like a resistor
that has opened up or a dried out electrolytic capacitor. i don't think it
is a output stage problem.

here is the best place to go to get help with your vintage Toshiba.

http://audiokarma.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=13
--

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On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:36:26 -0700 (PDT), carfreak
wrote:

what the hell is going on? everyone's telling me something else is
wrong, who to believe and not to believe. snip

Well, AntiNudo and I have valid ideas...Nudo knows nothing. His
"basic cert" in "electronics" was probably how to jump start a dead
battery in a junk car.

direct quote from trippin-2-8...
"don't listen to that DeserTBob guy- he gives repair advice, and when
a person does it, it ends up ruining their receiver and tape deck- the
guy is a poser" snip

Another "Dishwasher Charlie" Nudo lie.

"I have a cert in basic electronics snip

BWAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!

, and have been repairing/buying/
selling stereos on the net and ebay now, for 7 years- snip

Should you need any proof of this oaf's ineptitude, allow me to start
referencing all his posts about his failed attempts to do a simple
troubleshooting job on a valuable Fisher 800C awhile back...hilarious!
This moron doesn't know what the polarity of an electrolytic capacitor
means, nor what a capacitor does. He's completely inept, a simpleton
eBay hustler out to make a buck off of both you and this guy with the
tuckered out electronics shop in one of the most economically
distressed regions of the United States.

For more on this wad of excrement Charlie Nudo, see:

http://nudowatch.blogspot.com

my partner has
been in business for 30 years- what I can't fix, I take over there,
and we always end up fixing it- most times it is only 1 or 2 small
components to solder in- but it has to be isolated and troubleshooted
first, to find what's wrong- that's the hard part" snip

"Troubleshooted" isn't even a word, "Dildow." It's "troubleshot."

"Dishwasher Charlie," repeat this 100 times before you go to
bed..."DING! Fries are done!" Then, go apply for a job at the
Wendy's over by the CAN'T DO BUSINESS/BERYLLIUM POISONING CENTER up by
I-80.

I do agree with AntiNudo...the culprit indeed could be a dried out
axial electrolytic decoupling cap in the signal path...easy fix, if
you have any clue about repair, which it doesn't appear you do. I'd
take it to a shop and get it done by someone with some experience and
proper techniques. Sometimes these will simply show up as attenuation
of the signal, while the DC bias voltages will appear near normal,
although sometimes you'll also note missing bass response in the
attenuated channel.

Hey, Noodles! Are you paying taxes on your "business" you do with
Stola? A phone call in the AM will find that out.

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On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:00:54 GMT, "William W Western"
wrote:

You'd be far better off taking it to someone local to you...assuming
you can find one. Even if you go for online repair, better to send
the unit directly to this guy's shop rather than go through our
resident scumbag.
What is the current state of other cities and good local old
school repair shops? We are fortunate in Winnipeg to have a shop with three
older guys (one being the owner) past retirement age that continue on
keeping shop. They are always busy and have done some good work for me on
several turntables and an 8 track deck or two over the years. A pretty great
resource to have around and they are highly prized by our local population. snip

Down here, they're all but gone. "Disposable" Chinese electronics
have completely obviated their work, and not too many people want work
done on a 30 year old Sylvania TV. Thus, it's a dead small business.

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On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:52:54 -0700 (PDT), trippin-2-8-track
wrote:

On Jul 12, 3:54*am, carfreak wrote:
On Jul 11, 4:33*pm, trippin-2-8-track wrote:

carfreak check your email, I sent you one snip

Carfreak, put trippin-2-8-track in your kill file, where he belongs.
He's a fraud and a thief. Ask anyone else. Ask ANYONE at
8trackheaven! See more about this buffoon/moroon at:

http://nudowatch.blogspot.com

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On Jul 12, 11:15*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:52:54 -0700 (PDT), trippin-2-8-track

wrote:
On Jul 12, 3:54*am, carfreak wrote:
On Jul 11, 4:33*pm, trippin-2-8-track wrote:
carfreak check your email, I sent you one snip

Carfreak, put trippin-2-8-track in your kill file, where he belongs.
He's a fraud and a thief. *Ask anyone else. *Ask ANYONE at
8trackheaven! *See more about this buffoon/moroon at:

http://nudowatch.blogspot.com

Thanks DesertBoB. Its not that hard to live with, but its just easier
to find a better, working one someplace else. And when i do get a
better one, ill try to fix my current one, that way i can screw it up
all i want.

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:54:55 -0700 (PDT), carfreak
wrote:

Thanks DesertBoB. Its not that hard to live with, but its just easier
to find a better, working one someplace else. And when i do get a
better one, ill try to fix my current one, that way i can screw it up
all i want. snip

Well, your choice, but spending more money on a duplicate receiver
seems a bit much, when an axial electrolytic's about a buck, and an
output transistor's just a little more. Maybe AntiNudo will fix it
for you...he knows what's up and is surely reliable. I don't take
repairs by mail anymore...major hassle for me when I have other stuff
going on.

Toshiba sa-500 receiver
 

On Jul 14, 7:54*pm, carfreak wrote:
On Jul 12, 11:15*pm, DeserTBoB wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:52:54 -0700 (PDT), trippin-2-8-track

wrote:
On Jul 12, 3:54*am, carfreak wrote:
On Jul 11, 4:33*pm, trippin-2-8-track wrote:
carfreak check your email, I sent you one snip

Carfreak, put trippin-2-8-track in your kill file, where he belongs.
He's a fraud and a thief. *Ask anyone else. *Ask ANYONE at
8trackheaven! *See more about this buffoon/moroon at:

http://nudowatch.blogspot.com

Thanks DesertBoB. *Its not that hard to live with, but its just easier
to find a better, working one someplace else. *And when i do get a
better one, ill try to fix my current one, that way i can screw it up
all i want.


carfreak, check your email, I sent you one