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RE: oh no, I shorted an output....

Posted by neolith (A) on December 16, 2023 at 14:00:20

In Reply to: oh no, I shorted an output.... posted by walkstoslow on December 15, 2023 at 11:11:10:

I am finding it a bit hard to understand what happened. I assume that you shorted the input to the preamp but this should not cause any problems. In fact you can get "shorters" to help silence noise from unused inputs. Also, I don't understand "half the signal on both channels". Do you mean the volume is decreased by 1/2? Have you tried plugging the CDP into different inputs? In general, if you have a problem in both channels, the issue lies in an area common to both channels, which is usually the power supply. Also, take a look at the schematic and see if the headphone jack precedes an amplifier stage in which case the problem may lay downstream from the jack. As far as tracing the signal, start upstream (at the input).
Good luck.

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