Time to open up the next 8000 in line! This one is very nice on the outside, and the interior is not different. While it was opened up before (slight screwdriver mark on the glass cover - still have to see an 8000 without...it is definitely a good idea to protect this corner with some tape before opening them up...). There is also an about 15 year old cap in there (6C35 to control the 5V ripple after the voltage regulator). But whoever did it put it back together properly...all screws the right sizes, nothing missing, even the small copper damper for the control panel door release is in its proper place.
Otherwise, it is as original as it gets upon visual inspection. Also very clean. Almost no dust! Very nice! Check out this left channel output board: Almost as it were recently put in a cleaning bath:
But, appropriate for the age, two of the red electrolytic caps are cracked, indicating that a full recap is probably a good idea. The output resistors are non-browned, which makes me hopeful that it really still worked as it was advertised on ebay.
The displays are unfortunately pre-solder mask style, as is evident from the whitish epoxy boards:
We will see how the segments are when I turn it on the first time. Experience tells me that this style displays is prone to segment failure. It seems that displays with the greenish epoxy boards may be more stable over time.
Next step: As usual, I will rebuild and test the output stages before the first turn on.
Yet another one! Thanks for sharing!
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