preamp Luxman 5c50 indicator has gone red DC offset


Hello,

I have just received a beautiful Luxman 5c50 preamp

I plugged it,, turned it up  and It sounded great ... but after an hour, I suppose, the led indicator DC offset became red. (normal is white it is said)

and I heard some noise in the LS

I turned it off immediately

Well; I dont know what does it mean but I think it is no good/

Does it mean the preamp is out of service? It is fixable?

What should I do?

 

Thank you very much

Serge

 

 

 

serge8

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Thank you very much

just , by saying

"It’s usually straightforward to have it fixed up."

do you mean it is not very difficult for technician to fix it?

 

and what outputs should I measure with a DC voltmeter ?

You say "outputs" ; in my case, it is a preamp so there are several inputs and two preamp outputs (to the amplifier).

Should I measure these two preamp outputs?

(and there are also  2 tape outputs, to be exact)

Thank you

 

And could anybody tell me, what would cost to fix the problem and probably to recap the 5c50 preamp?

 

thank you