Thursday, May 8, 2014

Safety Tips In Vintage Audio Repair

By Essie Osborn


In modern homes and places, music has become part of our lives. Stereos have been fitted in homes, cars and even on gadgets such as mobile phones hence improving portability of music. However, at times they may have problems, hence preventing owners from enjoying their music. When undertaking vintage audio repair, a safety kit is important.

Do not wear any jewelry or ornament made of metal when embarking on maintenance activity. If they come into contact with any circuit network, cases of electrocution arise if the device is already powered on. Do cover long hair. It helps in prevention of accidents as long hair may come into contact with moving parts like fans mostly fitted in high definition sound systems.

If the green mother boards have to be detached from the device, make sure to put insulating material between the boards and any part that may get a short circuit. Do not do it bare hands, since high chances of electrocution are present. Use electrical tapes or strong pieces of string in such cases. Use plastic sticks or wooden sticks to prop them up and sideways.

Unplug the sound output device from its power connection before starting up any maintenance task. Apply use of clip leads or drivers to access any difficult part of the circuit board. One may solder it for a while to ease in accessibility. Use insulated screw drivers is the above lack. It prevents electrocution as well as damaging the device.

For soldering activities, use appropriate soldering equipment in place. It prevents cases of damage extension on the device hence expensive mess are created in such cases. Seek assistance from experts for the appropriate soldering tool. Do practice on the best soldering techniques and stick to a recommended technique. Also lay emphasis on de soldering practices by using damaged circuit boards in order to be perfect.

Conduct as many tests as possible with the equipment unplugged and when it is powered off. Check on the semiconductors of the sound output device. It can be done through testing for shots and the fuse resistors. Check for opens present in them. At all times use a volt meter for the purpose of testing the power supply to the motherboard of the speaker. Remember that high magnitude speakers have large supply filter resistors.

Do not conduct ant sound maintenance when tired. Chances of extending the damage are high when fatigued. This is because poor decision making is reached at due to fatigue. Poor judgment on your device may end up being expensive, as they cause injuries on persons as well as damaging parts of the device. Generally a fatigued person is not entitled to operate a machine, as minds capacity is minimal.

Avoid shortcuts. Do not assume anything before inspecting it. Go about extensive research on the problem before making a replacement decision. One is able to go about the maintenance task with a made mind in terms of expected cost. If the machine is damaged extensively, one may consider purchasing another. However, ensure to compare prices of purchasing a new one and replacing the broken part.




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