SA-5000 Known Issues  
 
  • Smoke/sparks from Power Supply Chassis
    Usually accompanied by blown main fuse on rear of power supply chassis. Caused by arcing on the circuit board under the rear tube socket. The high-voltages from the transformer connect here to the rectifier tube. The blackened circuit board material is sufficiently conductive to cause continued arcing and burning.
    Solution
    Remove pc board, remove tube socket and remove all traces of burned pc board material. This usually results in quite a bit of material taken off. Connect high-voltage leads from transformer directly to tube socket.
  • Red Lamps on Control Board (vertical circuit board directly behind front panel)
    This is normal and not a cause for concern. Red lamps on the main (central) audio board indicate trouble -- see the Owner's Manual. But the two red lamps on the control board, LED209 and LED210, indicate normal circuit functions. I should have made them green to avoid confusion.