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Originally Posted by AC/HL
It does sound like a intermittent joint somewhere, although probably not on the board. Not a lot left, have you tried an external speaker or headphones?
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yes checked those
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Originally Posted by Nuvistor
When its faulty what tests have you done to try and rule out, cartridge/wiring, amp and speaker circuit.
Appreciate you have replaced the VC and checked for dry joints.
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first thing i did was check the pickup wires and change the cartridge (twice in fact). Speaker connections were also checked early on in the investigations
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Originally Posted by Techman
... So it sounds like it could well be the same amplifier stage in your amplifier that's causing the fault and a BC108 will work just fine.
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Thank you for that.. I actually ordered all new transistors so will be fitting those in coming days will report back on progress