Vintage Synth Repair

Troy
It could be something simple. The 200a used a lot of push on connectors from
cables to the amp board. It's possible le one of them is loose, or it may be
electrical. Do you get anything trough the headphone jack? Or aux jack?
Sorry your friend wired in an extension cord. Was it a three wire? Those
cables are generally available from a variety of sources. If it was staticy,
something may have shorted out in the amp. Was the static noise adjustable
with the volume control or vibrato? Check the input cable from the small
preamp board up on the reed pick-up bar. May also be a dc power supply
problem. Do you by any chance have a service manual for it? 

Also, there is a yahoo group specifically devoted to Wurlitzer electric
pianos and an archive list that may be of help to you in the future. Hope
this gives you a start. 

I have parts, reeds, and other stuff if you get into a jam.

Keith Niver
Master Certified Wurlitzer Tech

-----Original Message-----
From: troy kimura [mailto:so_ber@...] 
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 2:18 PM
To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] a new member...


hi, i just joined this group because i just came
across a wurlitzer 200a.  i got it home and the
original cable didn't
come with it so my friend removed the original oval
three prong connector and wired an extension cord to
it.  i turned it on and it worked, the keys worked and
the vibrato did too, it was a little static-y but not
bad.  then it was left on for a little while, i came
back to it and the keys wouldn't make any sound.  the
speakers still work and i can hear the vibrato pumping
and the volume sizzle softens as i lower the level,
but the keys still aren't amplified.  i thought maybe
it was a problem with the power cable so i connected a
iec connector to it but it's still the same.  does
anyone have any idea what this could be?  please let
me know what i should do if you get the chance. 
thanks!

troy 


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