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martin
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My Rachael is suddenly crackling and popping
05/25/17 at 02:04:32
 
I hope I'll discover this is a known issue and there is an easy fix (right, huh?).  Today I turned Rachael on and as she warmed up I started hearing a fairly loud popping and crackling.  As of the last time I listened, maybe 2-3 days ago, there were no issues.  I tapped a few tubes and wiggled the input lines to no effect.  Then I turned the volume down and found this continued to happen even with the volume all the way turned down.  Help!?
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Re: My Rachael is suddenly crackling and popping
Reply #1 - 05/25/17 at 02:33:29
 
Could it be a speaker cable not fully connected?
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Re: My Rachael is suddenly crackling and popping
Reply #2 - 05/25/17 at 03:15:49
 
Maybe it is turning into breakfast cereal! Seriously you might check the rectifier. It might be going bad. Then check and clean all the connections.
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Re: My Rachael is suddenly crackling and popping
Reply #3 - 05/25/17 at 19:36:41
 
Yesterday I had some feedback kinda noise when I fired up my Vinyl rig in the second system.  After changing a tube I'd just put in, I fiddled with the ground wire...it had gotten knocked a little loose when I added my Taboo MK III onto the table the ZP3 is on.

Also, I would never be without a way to adjust each channel.  Either with a CSP3 or two volume controls.  Due to speaker placement and occasionally a desire to turn down the drums, I often have them set differently. Mark.
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Re: My Rachael is suddenly crackling and popping
Reply #4 - 05/25/17 at 20:31:28
 
Its gotta be a tube.
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Re: My Rachael is suddenly crackling and popping
Reply #5 - 06/01/17 at 23:59:53
 
Yep, it was a tube.
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