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I'm working on a Technics stereo system from 1993. It has a separate
stereo tuner amplifier, SA-CH655,a CD changer, SL-CH555, and a stereo
sound processor, SH-CH650. The components are interconnected with a
flat ribbon data cable which connects to each unit in the back. The
problem is that at medium to high volume levels the display will go
blank, the sound will cut out and the unit will just stop working. It
doesn't seem to "power down" because you need to power it down to
"reset" this condition. These people really love this thing and very
much would like to have it repaired but I don't want to make a career
of it either. Does anyone have any experience with this condition on
this model? Thanks, Lenny

Some of the Technics models from around that time, employ a fan which is a
small DC motor much like a CD spindle motor. It is under an 'active' control
system, and runs based on the music content and volume setting. It used to
be a very common fault for these models to cut out at medium / high volume
levels, just as you describe, due to the fan motor being worn and kicking up
commutation noise, which then caused the system control micro to cut the
whole system off. Full 'official' repair involved fitting a new fan, and
adding a 0.1uF cap across its connections at the PCB, but often, just a cap
fitted with the existing motor, would do the job.

Set the sytem running, and then advance the volume control until you see the
fan start to run. If the system cuts out at that point or shortly after,
that will (probably) be your problem, but be aware that most Technics models
will also cut out if they see any kind of abnormal load across their
outputs. I have seen a defective speaker also cause the symptoms you
describe. It was perfectly ok at lower volumes, but as soon as the wick was
cranked up, the cone dragged, and caused the system to cut out.

Arfa