Philips GR808: Lights, action but no sound - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

LostinSheffield · 11th May 2018, 5:24 pm

Hi
Recently acquired lovely 808.
Switches on, turn table turns and lights come on but not sound coming to speakers.
Is there perhaps an internal fuse that may have blown?
Any ideas welcome.
Steve

HamishBoxer · 11th May 2018, 5:47 pm

You may be lucky Steve,worth a look with the mains off of course.Though normally there is just one fuse on the mains side which if everything else is ok may well be a component(s) failure.

Edward Huggins · 12th May 2018, 8:24 am

Have you tried this with another external signal source (Radio or Tape) to check that the amplifier is still working? If not, can you hear any sound, say a light hum or hiss, from the speakers at maximum volume?

LostinSheffield · 13th May 2018, 8:39 am

Haven't tried this. Do you mean via one of the two DIN sockets? If so which one is used?

Edward Huggins · 13th May 2018, 11:09 am

Well, either depending if you have a radio or tape player with suitable connections.
But, and as previously suggested, if you put your ear right next to each of the speakers, with the volume at maximum and the balance control centred, and with no signal source selected, can you hear any sound at all - I mean like a hiss?

11th May 2018, 5:24 pm	#1
LostinSheffield Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 2	Philips GR808: Lights, action but no sound Hi Recently acquired lovely 808. Switches on, turn table turns and lights come on but not sound coming to speakers. Is there perhaps an internal fuse that may have blown? Any ideas welcome. Steve

11th May 2018, 5:47 pm	#2
HamishBoxer Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: W.Butterwick, near Doncaster UK. Posts: 8,935	Re: Philips GR808: Lights, action but no sound You may be lucky Steve,worth a look with the mains off of course.Though normally there is just one fuse on the mains side which if everything else is ok may well be a component(s) failure. __________________ G8JET BVWS Archivist and Member V.M.A.R.S

12th May 2018, 8:24 am	#3
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,339	Re: Philips GR808: Lights, action but no sound Have you tried this with another external signal source (Radio or Tape) to check that the amplifier is still working? If not, can you hear any sound, say a light hum or hiss, from the speakers at maximum volume? __________________ Edward.

13th May 2018, 8:39 am	#4
LostinSheffield Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 2	Re: Philips GR808: Lights, action but no sound Haven't tried this. Do you mean via one of the two DIN sockets? If so which one is used?

13th May 2018, 11:09 am	#5
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,339	Re: Philips GR808: Lights, action but no sound Well, either depending if you have a radio or tape player with suitable connections. But, and as previously suggested, if you put your ear right next to each of the speakers, with the volume at maximum and the balance control centred, and with no signal source selected, can you hear any sound at all - I mean like a hiss? __________________ Edward.