Well, I got my pre down to the shop, and opened her up. Wow, does this thing smell bad! It has two obvious issues: the burned up portion of the PCB, which now appears cracked and one if not both of the mains caps look bloated. One main cap is much more bloated looking than the other. And I've seen main caps that just have a little bulge, but this one looks extreme compared to every one I have seen.
This was my headphone amplification. Any idea if I can bring her back? I don't have an issue making jumpers in the area the PCB cracked, but aside from aging components, I don't know what would have caused such a failure in such a low power device.
This was my headphone amplification. Any idea if I can bring her back? I don't have an issue making jumpers in the area the PCB cracked, but aside from aging components, I don't know what would have caused such a failure in such a low power device.
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