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Sound System Repair

Durfee's Nagle Auditorium gets a high-tech makeover

Durfee's Nagle Auditorium gets a high-tech makeover
By Will Richmond The seats were torn and tattered, and the sound system was unpredictable. During the past 30 years, the conditions in the Nagle Auditorium at BMC Durfee High School went from bad to worse as students left confessions of love for a …
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Volkswagen Passat SE TDI
Turn a knob for the climate control system (dual zone BTW) and the big screen graphic appears to show what you're doing. Tunes sound good through the Fender, yes Fender branded audio system. The optional nav system is easy to understand though the …
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Breakfast links: Timeliness
They have the system to themselves 5 hours a day when it is closed. How in gods name can they not do regular repair and maintenance in the 20% of the week when they are closed? Because they only deem to have skeleton crews doing work on those hours.
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Winds forecast as Puget Sound Energy works to retore power in Tukwila and King

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4 April 2008

The Brum Critical Mass ride included a towable sound system. Alas, the battery died between the owner’s house and the ride, so he had to tow it around, but we had no tunes.

There was some attempt to see if something was wrong with it. It had LEDs blinking inside. ooooh.

Winds forecast as Puget Sound Energy works to retore power in Tukwila and King
DDES has waived the associated fee to help residents speed up repair to their property. Also, priority service will be given for damaged structures requiring permits for repair work. The King County Department of Development and Environmental Services …
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Outages persist into weekend, with winds on the way
(January 21, 2012, by BadBoy21) MORE Friday's rain was welcome relief for power-line crews who were able to better assess and repair a rash of outages that left more than 225000 homes and business still without electricity going into the weekend. …
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Flood watch issued as crews battle widespread outages
SEATTLE – Possible localized flooding replaced ice and snow as the main weather concern for beleaguered Western Washington in the coming days as crews struggled to repair widespread power outages across the region. Officials said more than 240000 homes …
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Q&A: JVC surround sound system repair question.?

Question by Liberty or Death: JVC surround sound system repair question.?
I have a fairly new JVC surround sound system that is on the fritz. The head unit will work fine, the problem is in the sub-woofer/amp. When I turn the system on, the amp/sub turns on for a second or so and turns off. I checked all the fuses and such, but all looks fine. Does anyone have any ideas what I can do to fix it other than shipping it off for service? The amp weighs a ton, so shipping and repair would cost as much as a new system. Thanks!

Best answer:

Answer by Earth: The Connected Home
Disconnect the left and right channel cables and see if the same thing happens. If it still shuts off with nothing connected to it, then the trouble lies inside the sub.

If you are comfortable with a volt/ohm meter, you can purchase a service manual from JVC for the amplifier inside the subwoofer and possibly troubleshoot it yourself. It’s a pretty simple circuit so the manual should be cheap. Check first for a shorted output device since they are always under a lot of strain in a subwoofer.

If you don’t already have a meter, and choose to go buy one, it’s helpful if it can test for diode effect.

Another route would be to check with a local repair shop. They will charge you, but it might be cheaper than paying the shipping.

Best of luck!

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