Audio on Single Channel with distortion - Carver CT-17

ActionJaxn
ActionJaxn Posts: 4
edited October 2009 in Electronics
Hi,

I'm wondering if anybody can be any help with my CT-17 Pre-Amp. If I'm in the wrong section, please point the way.

Anyways, the problem is:

I get most of my audio through one channel. The balance knob is adjusted at center so no problem with that. There is no problem with power amp as I have tested with two of them. When I switch the pre-amp to hologram, there is some noise present on the other speaker. The audio will switch to the other speaker when I switch the audio wires. Also, the audio coming over the regular pre-amp channels sounds like I'm getting some distortion. When I switch to remote output, the sound is great, but I have no direct control over it from the front panel switches.

If anybody that can help has suggestions, please let me know. If more information is needed, please let me know. By the way, if anybody has a service manual that they can spare a copy of, please let me know. Thanks.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,793
    edited October 2009
    The price is now $200.00.

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  • ActionJaxn
    ActionJaxn Posts: 4
    edited October 2009
    Does anybody have a service manual for the CT-17 that they would be willing to let me have a copy of? I feel that this may be a simple replacement of some components, but I have to know what the voltage references are supposed to be at the test points within preamp. I'm not too excited about paying somebody $200 + shipping to fix this pre-amp. Please help. Thanks.
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  • vijayl
    vijayl Posts: 258
    edited October 2009
    Nothing inthe Servicemanual thats helpful in ur case, but here it goes. U gotta be a member there http://thecarversite.com/specs/specs-carver.aspx

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  • ActionJaxn
    ActionJaxn Posts: 4
    edited October 2009
    Why would you say there is nothing in manual that will help? Do you have previous experience in repairing a CT-17? Thanks for any info.
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