Holy Shitballs, eBays picked up a bit for me at least
A quick trip in London N1 today netted me this lovely piece of gear for less than £10, shown here just before I ripped the guts out to perform on it. I know have 4 of these puppies, 3 fully working and this one needing some TLC, bonus points to anyone can tell what it is?
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There's more to this than you can see here, there's a further 8 boards below these ![Popcorn :popcorn:](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/EatingPopcorn.jpg.pagespeed.ce.yJ6TmC5fSa.jpg)
Based upon the RCA jacks on the far right and the heat sink on the bottom it has to be some sort of receiver/amp.
What's my prize? ![Cool 8)](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/xcool.gif.pagespeed.ic.cOxV6sPNRd.png)
What is this thing called prize? Oh OK, your prize is the satisfaction of knowing that you was correct
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It is actually a TEAC CR-H250 that was listed as dead and the seller said that it just died one day but that the DAB section was working prior to it refusing to switch on. I have 2 TEAC units that are complete apart from the DAB modules, 1 was a CR-H240 and the other is T-H300DABmkII so I took a chance and made an offer on it., took the module out and it was working, put it into a H250, repaired the T-H300 so it now works on FM and AM only.
It seems that the module is a weak link in the system and I keep looking out for replacement modules in other broken gear that I end repairing so its a never ending circle.
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If only I can find a couple of units that are so FUBAR but with usable DAB modules, I could break the cycle then
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On the plus side however, the profits from the eventual resale funds more TEA so it's a means to an end so thats what really counts
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