About the product
Date of repair
Ref. number
6
Repairer
Adam Wilson
Brand
Roberts
Kind of product
Radio
About the repair
(Estimated) Year of production
2009
Model, type number and/or serial number
RD5 - SN/9784593
Defect found
PSU fault
Problem description + probable cause
Stopped working
Has the product been repaired?
Yes
What did you do to repair it?
Internal PSU had failed - two bad rectifier diodes, one probably failed due to corrosive adhesive, then blew the other and the internal fuse. Replaced all four rectifier diodes and internal fuse (T2A250U), now seems ok.
Reparability of product (1 = difficult, 10 = easy)
2
Did you use repair information?
No, didn't look for it
Do you have any suggestions for other repairers of this (or similar) product?
Check for component corrosion due to hydroscopic adhesives
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