A neighbor asked me to fix his amp complaining that it doesn't sound anymore. Told him to bring it to my workshop so I can try to fix it. It powers on but doesn't sound at all, so maybe there was something wrong on the main amp that prevents the relay to latch up. I opened it and I was surprised and stumbled upon seeing this
Some of the output trannies looked different than the others which was quite suspecting..hmm
Due to curiosity I unscrewed the amp board so I can look closer at the top and solder side and this are what I've found. The are no solder joints on those weird looking transistor, short unsoldered legs and its bullshit! Its not a real component.. Its just a three legged plastic thing that marked with the same part number as real ones.
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Obviously it's plastic!!!!
[url=http://postimg.org/image/vi7smoqv9/full/]The front end
So to speak the whole thing is a crap. It worked again after I replaced the shorted pair of power output transistors and flame proof resistors on one channel. Tested it for a couple of hours and its good to go.
I wonder why the government permits such scam to happen here or why they allow such products with fake (or dummy parts) to be sold. It's seems to me that scamming was quite a game here. Does this this kind of things (consumer electronics scam) do happen in your country? Please let us know. Perhaps you have some story to tell..
Best regards,
Elex