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Anonymous Posted on Jan 03, 2009

No sound from NHT sub amp

Have an NHT sa-3 sub amp. Few years old and went dead with a pop. Fuse did not blow so thought less likely output transistors? Big output capacitors all leaky. Pulled them and cleaned up the board. Replaced with new capacitors. Identical (2) and 2 that had same specs but slightly higher voltage rating (60's vs 50's other specs same). Powers up as before, but still no output. Have not gone over the rest of the output board. Nothing really looks fried. Is it very unlikely to be an output transistor without a blown fuse. How to proceed? I have a volt/ohm-meter. Can return it to NHT's repair co. but what fun is that. Plus they charge $150 plus the cost of shipping both ways and the only parts that cost anything are the Caps I already replaced. Thanks.Jeff Hartford

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