HELP! - Need a Repair Recommendation for my Raysonic Amp


After 5 years of flawless service, my Raysonic SP-66 tube integrated wouldn’t power up yesterday evening. The fuse at the electrical input was blown, but it still didn’t power up even after I replaced the fuse with one that tests good. I took the bottom plate off, looked around inside, and didn’t see anything obviously wrong. The 2 internal fuses tested good.

It ocurred to me that the power button was probably in the ON position when I went to start listening. This suggests that either I accidentally left it on the last time I listened, or one of my grand-children turned it on, and it over-heated. I also noticed a paint blister on one of the transformer covers suggesting that it over-heated.

My suspicion is the power transformer, but I don’t how to confirm it, or replace it if it is in fact the problem.

Raysonic is long gone and they had a reputation for being secretive with product details, so I doubt that anyone will have schematics or parts values.

The amp has been a pleasure and it is a perfect match for my CD128 CD player which has also performed flawlessly.

Therefore, I would very much like to get the amp repaired, as long as it isn’t cost-prohibitive, but I don’t know who to turn to, much less trust, to do the work.

I would hope that a well-qualified tube amp technician would be able to fix this even if they are not specifically familiar with Raysonic. I just don’t know who that is.

So, I would appreciate suggestions/recommendations of someone who may be able to help me out.

Thanks in advance.

Brady




bbroussard

Showing 2 responses by atmasphere

I put a fresh fuse in and it doesn't blow when I push the power button on. Nothing at all happens. Pulled fuse and checked again. Still good.
Was it plugged in properly (did it light up)? If it lit up but nothing happened, in my estimation the power transformer is off the hook.


If you don't know what the rectifier looks like, then its also a good idea to *not* go looking for it!



It seems unlikely that the power transformer has failed- a rectifier is far more likely. .


Power transformers have to be dipped in something very much like varnish to help them have low mechanical noise. Then they are baked- so you can get bubbles. This is not to say that the transformer hasn't failed; to test it all the secondary circuits have to be opened so that there is no load on the transformer whatsoever. If it continues to blow fuses then you know its bad.