Question Revox A77 won't power on

[dennisf19]

Good day:
I have a Revox A77 Tape Recorder for about thirty (30) years now.
I recently moved and just set-up the deck after the move. I used the unit for about six hours last night with no problems.

This morning I attempted to use the deck again and it powered on for second and then went dead. I have verified that the unit is receiving a/c power and is set to 110.

I was wondering if anyone had any initial thoughts on how to resolve and or know of a qualified service in the USA that could diagnose and repair the deck.
Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Dennis

 

[americanaudiophile]

Did you check the fuse on the back panel? There are likely to be internal fuses as well. The service manual is available for free online.
Since the problem is a complete lack of power any decent tech should be able to work on that.
This seems to be a factory authorized facility.

JM Technical Arts

 

[dennisf19]

Did you check the fuse on the back panel? There are likely to be internal fuses as well. The service manual is available for free online.
Since the problem is a complete lack of power any decent tech should be able to work on that.
This seems to be a factory authorized facility.

JM Technical Arts

Hi:
Thx for the response. I believe I have located the fuse to the right of the voltage dial, but have not yet figured out how to release the fuse holder cap. I have tried gently rotating left and right (only goes an 1/8 of turn) and pressing in and trying the same. There is nothing to get hold of to do much more. Any thoughts on how to release the fuse?

On another note, I spoke with JMTech about sending the unit in for repairs, refresh and calibration but need to decide if the cost of this is viable.
Thx, Dennis

 

[americanaudiophile]

Proper service isn't cheap. It's not like you can go out and get a new open reel tape deck. If you do get it serviced that would increase the resale value of the deck so do take that into account.