Rod, at 09:05 on Mar 23 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> So that eliminates almost everything except the tuner's SIF.

RS> Yeah, thats what I meant. It does appear that whats
RS> involved in getting the audio off the IF has carked it.

No, that just never happens.  It's one of those things which are so
reliable, that they more or less work forever.  I've lost count of the
number of VCRs I've done over the years, but not one of them has ever had
that problem.

BG> For example, it could be something as simple as
BG> a high on the system control board muting the E-E
BG> audio, rather than a fault in the audio IF itself.

RS> Yeah, I was hoping the fact that there is still a microscopic level
RS> of audio remaining might signify something useful on that stuff.

Yeah, and the more I think about it, the more I can hear an a alarm bell
ringing somewhere.  I may have had this problem before with an NEC, and I'm
sure it was not that the audio was faulty, but being muted via an external
source.  It's nothing simple, like your dog has stuck it in simulcast mode
by accident, or similar?  That would give much the same effect.

Regards, Bill

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