Hello All,
I am in the process of repairing/ restoring a Citation 22. The relay was clicking on and off repeatedly at random times while on, and the amp froze in protection mode. I went into a thread about the protection problem and wound up replacing the C11 33uf cap on the main board. I found this solution on an old AudioKarma thread. This got it out of protection mode, but the relay was still clicking on and off while the amp was on. I decided I would go and recap both the relay board, and the protection board. I also cleaned the contacts on the relay and the power switch. I have to say, I think the problem the whole time was just the power switch and the relay contacts oxidizing. I was very happy when I powered it on and it quietly and quickly clicked on and timed out of protect mode quickly. There was an immediate issue though, in that the status lights in the front of the amp that indicate "High Current" and "High Voltage" (these also switch the amp B/W 4ohm and 8ohm mode) are now both totally dark. The High current one used to come on right away, even before it timed out of protect. Is anyone familiar with these amps and experienced the same problem? I checked every solder joint I touched 5 times. Nothing is loose or cracked. I can't bring myself to reassemble it as it is, even though it seems to be working correctly. Anything would help.
Also, this is the first time I have posted in one of these so please go easy on me and I hope I didn't break any rules or anything. Thank you!
I am in the process of repairing/ restoring a Citation 22. The relay was clicking on and off repeatedly at random times while on, and the amp froze in protection mode. I went into a thread about the protection problem and wound up replacing the C11 33uf cap on the main board. I found this solution on an old AudioKarma thread. This got it out of protection mode, but the relay was still clicking on and off while the amp was on. I decided I would go and recap both the relay board, and the protection board. I also cleaned the contacts on the relay and the power switch. I have to say, I think the problem the whole time was just the power switch and the relay contacts oxidizing. I was very happy when I powered it on and it quietly and quickly clicked on and timed out of protect mode quickly. There was an immediate issue though, in that the status lights in the front of the amp that indicate "High Current" and "High Voltage" (these also switch the amp B/W 4ohm and 8ohm mode) are now both totally dark. The High current one used to come on right away, even before it timed out of protect. Is anyone familiar with these amps and experienced the same problem? I checked every solder joint I touched 5 times. Nothing is loose or cracked. I can't bring myself to reassemble it as it is, even though it seems to be working correctly. Anything would help.
Also, this is the first time I have posted in one of these so please go easy on me and I hope I didn't break any rules or anything. Thank you!
