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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> today my stereo amplifier developed the same problem!</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> sounds like crackling on the left side. I took it apart, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> cleaned it. the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> problem was gone. I put it all back together, then 5 minutes later it </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> returned!!!!!</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I'm open to ideas. I thought maybe the caps in the power supply were </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> dead. Am I crazy?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Years ago my brother in law had a problem that sounds like yours. I told him to send the stereo to me and I'd check it out. It arrived and it worked great for me. He also sent the speaker wires. I noticed they were all extremely frayed. Being anal, I re-stripped them to the right length and tinned the ends. I sent it back with the report that it worked perfectly for me. He hooked it back up again and later thanked me for fixing his amp.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I concluded that the cheap speaker connecting blocks aren't compatible with frayed speaker wire. Maybe that's the root of your problem.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>John Speth</FONT>
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