Hi Tech Testing of Fisher 500C

RE: Hi Tech Testing of Fisher 500C, posted on April 5, 2017 at 09:45:34
Uncle Mike	A nice looking piece but the starting bid is high. Lets face it a recap, rebuild, retube and alignment are a given at this point, it's 50 years old.

RE: Hi Tech Testing of Fisher 500C, posted on April 5, 2017 at 10:08:07
jaynemo Audiophile Posts: 1881 Location: Connecticut Joined: February 7, 2003	$250 tops for a smoker. Probably toasted an OPT.

RE: Hi Tech Testing of Fisher 500C, posted on April 5, 2017 at 16:46:58
Michael Samra Dealer Posts: 36118 Location: saginaw michigan Joined: January 30, 2005	Probably a filter cap shorted a section and is smoking a power supply resistor. "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

RE: Hi Tech Testing of Fisher 500C, posted on April 6, 2017 at 04:23:08
vinnie2 Audiophile Posts: 4481 Location: North Carolina Joined: September 28, 2013	I wonder how much vintage gear is screwed up each year by people doing just the same thing?

RE: Hi Tech Testing of Fisher 500C, posted on April 6, 2017 at 09:26:42

Thermionic27609
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I've heard many times: "I plugged it in and turned it on. It worked for a couple of minutes, and then smoke started to come out the back." I had a guy with a little Grommes mono integrated who plugged it in and turned it on without service and, in so doing, burned up a pair of Blackburn Mullard EL84s. That was a sad day.

So, yes, people do frequently damage older equipment by turning it on when they shouldn't. Of course, the damage may already have been done by the time they get it in their possession.

The problem is that the general population is used to plugging electronic equipment in and having it work perfectly. They have no concept of aging components or associated hazards.

Probably a lot, posted on April 7, 2017 at 06:48:23
1973shovel Audiophile Posts: 10117 Location: Greenville SC Joined: February 25, 2007	Most people wouldn't know not to just plug it in though, and simply assume they found (or purchased) a lemon.

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Hi Tech Testing of Fisher 500C

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