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Harman Kardon amp died - PS caps?

I recently bought a Harman Kardon HK870 amp from a guy. It worked fine for a minute or two at moderate power level, then blew fuses & quit. Replaced the two fuses on one channel of the power supply (right off the transformer, before the bridge). The new fuses went out immediately, heard lots of 60 hz from the speakers for about half a second before they blew.

It's possible this amp had not been used for awhile. I'm thinking about the capacitors having been sitting without use for awhile . . . would they tend to short out due to lack of use??

Thanks, Scott Kelley

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Scott Kelley
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Its unlikely its duff caps as they would be short from the moment of turn on if faulty, so nasty noises would be there from the start.

It sounds like one channel has ' let go' ie the main 2 output transistors blown... or perhaps you could be lucky & just the main rectifier pack has a short diode. The load your speakers present may have been a factor if they're lowish impedance, but also its worth checking to see if any of the big output trs have been replaced recently ( shiny solder on pins~) indicating a recent (incorrect) repair. I suppose some component value changes could have upset the amps drive bias/offset thus causing it to blow up.

Quite a few factors really, but it would have to have been left stood for quite a few years (5+) for time to be a contributary factor

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Terry Bull

Thanks for the feedback. Looks like I have one blown output transistor.

Having a tough time finding a replacement - Mouser & DigiKey Nothing - MCM does nave an NTE replacement. The manual calls for replacing with similarly 'selected' part, either 2SC755 "O" or "R". The parts in the amp are marked "O" - the NTE parts are not so marked. Any other sources?

Anybody have a 2SB755-O lying around?

No previous repairs. HK did send me the manual, so I will be able to set it up properly.

Thx Scott Kelley

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Scott Kelley

Are you sure about the 2SC755??? My NTE software crosses that number to NTE123A which is a small signal transistor in a TO-18 case. Definitely not an output transistor.

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DaveM

According to my manual there is a 2sb817 & 2sb863 that has the same specs as the 2sb755.. Confirm package and pinout though..

Lubbie

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lubbie

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