I just joined and need help. I'm trying to fix the amplifier in my Chicago coin speedway arcade machine. It basically works but it has a bad hum in it. I did replace a couple capacitors that were in bad shape but the hum is still there. I finally checked the two germanium transistors in the preamp stage and they both seem to be shorted or out all together. I did order a couple new ones but my problem is I think the schematic is not correct. I'm going to replace the 2N2429 transistor and the A104 transistor. What's bothering me is the schematic calls for an A104 transistor which is a PNP transistor. The symbol shows a NPN transistor. Can someone tell me what is really suppose go in that spot?
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you should recap all the capacitors considering its that old first. any leakage current at c1, c2, and c7 will really make it hum. I doubt that the transistors have go bad. Because you would have to physically remove them (or the resistor around them) to really test the transistors.