Linn & Schematic? need one or any advise

Unfortunately, I can't offer much help. But, I was in a similar position, with a Linn Intek. A couple of ideas come to my mind. First of all, your repair person might be able to work with a Linn Intek schematic--the Intek's power amp section was very similar to, if not exactly the same as, the Powertek. Of course, an Intek schematic might not be easy to come by, either.

You might also check with Linn dealers that repair equipment themselves. They might be able to help you find a schematic, or they might offer repairs that are cheaper than Linn's.

Finally, some people would tell you to simply toss the amp. I am not sure that I'd go that far, but it's worth considering. I essentially replaced my Intek with another amp--the $250 does seem high, and my talk with someone at Linn (the US agent) left me less than satisfied. However, I did keep my Intek, and if I can I may repair it someday for a second system.

In case you're having the same problem that I did--sudden protection circuit shut downs for no reason--something that I've discovered is that warming the amp up for a while can help.

Good luck!

don't hang your head down.

i'm the one who e-mailed you to offer the repair services and i confess to make such audiogon sin.

becides your problem if you're realy challenging you should get to the amazon.com and acquire "A Complete Guide to Electronics Troubleshooting" book that will guide you though and teach you how to fix and diagnose the problems without even looking on schematics.

i admit that you'll have to spend on that book $100+ for a new one but it's up to you to decide where to invest.
after reading and understanding this book you will be able to work as a technitian and diagnose nearly any problem that occurs in the electronics.

schematics might be realy helpful but not neccessary if you can id the circuit elements and its functions just by taking a look.

moreover very often just by opening the electronic component i could visually recognize a deffected piece of circuitry such as fried resistor, capacitor.

and after all just for curiosity as your local wizz if he/she knows about that book i've just mentioned:)

good luck

mara

If you are thinking of alternatives in an all Linn setup, I would toss the amp. I listened to a demo last week comparing a used powertek/pretek combo, which is dramatically better than the Intek by the way, to a new Classik and the Pretek/Powertek was utterly destroyed by the Classik. This really surprised me since I used to own a powertek for many years and it was one of my all time favorite amps. I thought the powertek was even more musical than the dismal LK100, however Linn's amp technology has progressed allot since the powertek was introduced.