From: nobody@but.us.chickens   
      
   On 5/3/2010 12:51 PM Chuck spake thus:   
      
   > On Mon, 3 May 2010 19:35:32 +0000 (UTC), Cydrome Leader   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> In sci.electronics.repair William R. Walsh  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> Does anyone know enough about this unit to tell me what the likely   
   >>>> culprit is here? Any links to schematics?   
   >>>   
   >>> Well, I'd wonder if there is a battery compartment on the unit   
   >>> anywhere. Not trying to be disrespectful or anything, just saying that   
   >>> a lot of older equipment used conventional batteries (AA/AAA cells) to   
   >>> keep the memory running.   
   >>>   
   >>> I have a Pioneer SX-5 stereo receiver that uses two AA batteries.   
   >>> Lifetime seems to be around a year or so.   
   >>   
   >> hillarious. I was just about to mention that stereo when AA   
   >> batteries were mentioned.   
   >>   
   >> do you know what the weird "AM stereo" RCA jack on the back is for?   
   >   
   > It was for an AM stereo decoder.   
      
   Ayup.   
      
   Does anyone still broadcast AM stereo? How great an idea was *that*?   
      
      
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