Finding a solution to this terminally damaged Linn Karik's brilliant power supply. Buy me a coffee if you'd like ko-fi.com/dozt... Pop into to Dozcord for a chat / discord
Nice work coming up with a solution. I never cease to be amused by the fact that several thousand pounds cost (not "pounds worth', note) of equipment can be rendered useless by the failure of humble components. I just restored an Arcam Solo for GWAAC and had to replace all 13 front panel tactile switches because the contacts had tarnished.. Press the 'next track' button and the drawer would open, for example. Apparently a known, and inevitable, problem. Original cost of the unit? £1300 or so. Cost of replacement switches? £2.
Replaces unnecessary, failure prone and over engineered switch mode power supply with proper transformer and rectifiers. How it should have been done in production IMO. (I hate smpsu’s….)
It was originally… until they designed the ‘Brilliant’. Some Brilliants were even stuffed into a circular drum to fit where the toroidal trafo was designed to go.
Ah the "distinct smell". Isn't it just wonderful when it hits you seconds after touching the iron. Though it pains me to say it as a bit of a Linn hater, these are actually pretty good besides the usual bad caps.
