Amp/Preamp Asylum

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on July 09, 2024 at 17:14:19

In Reply to: RE: VTL is another posted by E-Stat on July 08, 2024 at 23:53:35

I've seen more than one ARC power amp like the VT100 series and similar ARC designs advertised on Audiogon with black char marks where a segment of PCB copper trace caught fire and evaporated. The common fix is to clean each end of the open copper trace and solder a jumper wire across the gap. In one ad the owner rated the amp as 9/10 excellent condition when you can plainly see the repair in the posted photos. I suspect the owner may have bought it used and had no clue that it burned up and was repaired.

Edits: 07/09/24