My Telefunken Studio M1 is burning

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stevenrob

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Hi guys. I have just received this boombox in very good condition. I plugged in and suddenly a burning smell appeared :bang: . I also did a test with batteries and it is the same problem; Do you think it is possible to repair this boombox easily? I have not dismantled it yet because I do not have the right tool to remove the buttons.
Thank you
 

Reli

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Does it work OK? Just smells bad?

You don't need tools to remove the back cover. Just remove the screws from the side and pull the rear cover off.
 

baddboybill

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Ill bet it was set on 120v and you plugged it into 240v

stevenrob said:
Hi guys. I have just received this boombox in very good condition. I plugged in and suddenly a burning smell appeared :bang:. I also did a test with batteries and it is the same problem; Do you think it is possible to repair this boombox easily? I have not dismantled it yet because I do not have the right tool to remove the buttons.
Thank you
Hi guys. I have just received this boombox in very good condition. I plugged in and suddenly a burning smell appeared. I also did a test with batteries and it is the same problem; Do you think it is possible to repair this boombox easily? I have not dismantled it yet because I do not have the right tool to remove the buttons. Thank you
An allen wrench is needed to remove some knobs. ;-)
 

baddboybill

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stevenrob said:
hello, it is already on 220v. I have bought an allen wrench (so little) to Amazon.
Well you didnt have to be so snobby!!!! I also think there is a fuse in these which may have blown and might cause burning smell.
 

blu_fuz

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I think the translation Bill was:

"Hello again guys. It is already set on 220v. I have bought an allen wrench from Amazon because I don't have one that small. "
 

baddboybill

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blu_fuz said:
I think the translation Bill was:

"Hello again guys. It is already set on 220v. I have bought an allen wrench from Amazon because I don't have one that small. "
Lol. Ok sorry. ;-)
 

caution

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Haha. My four-year-old niece was doing that all weekend. Pretty sure it's a USA thing. "huh-lowww!"
 

BoomboxLover48

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blu_fuz said:
I think the translation Bill was:

"Hello again guys. It is already set on 220v. I have bought an allen wrench from Amazon because I don't have one that small. "
That is correct! Good job Joe!
 

Superduper

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Except that this fellow is in France so his hello is literal and one of manners and politeness and not sarcasm.
caution said:
Haha. My four-year-old niece was doing that all weekend. Pretty sure it's a USA thing. "huh-lowww!"
 

caution

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Which is why I said it is a USA thing. Hello! :cool:
Sorry about veering off course, I guess we should be talking about the boombox on fire.
 

stevenrob

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Bonjour les gars, I have understand What badboybill say (I think). My hello was a real hello :-)
In france this is "allo. 'We use this word when we phone and also for sarcasm.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opFZ2H4wUrA

this girl is famous in France...
 

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baddboybill

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stevenrob said:
Bonjour les gars, I have understand What badboybill say (I think). My hello was a real hello :-)
In france this is "allo. 'We use this word when we phone and also for sarcasm.




this girl is famous in France...
Lol. Actually i would have thought different if you said bonjour!!! Lol. Sorry. :-(
 

BoomboxLover48

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AE_Stereo

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My five cents.

Was it received in mail?
There is chance of something broken during transit, such as the power supply or speakers coming off their legs.
For this reason, if I get a box in parcel, the first thing I do is to open and see the internals before powering up.

Can you feel/listen anything loose by tilting it in all directions? If so, do not do any further powering up tests.
Open and examine the internal condition first.
 

stevenrob

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Bonjour,

internal conditions seem ok. But now the boombox seems to be dead :jawdrop: with battery or AC (no reaction, no burning smell but all fuses are good...) But I'm going to try with 12V DC.
 

Superduper

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Usually, when there is burning smell upon power-up, it's due to either the power connections was reversed, or there is a short somewhere or incorrect voltage setting. The most likely components that can fail are: Capacitors popped (if voltage was reversed). Transistors burnt (if shorts). Rectifiers (there are 2 bridge rectifiers in this boombox), especially if there was a short somewhere. Power resistors if overcurrent conditions, usually again due to short circuit.
 
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