Two months ago, my CM5908 shit the bed. I took the E30 out on a nice sunday afternoon, only to find the radio was not loud and full of static. Pulling out of the neighborhood, there was a waft of burning electronics. Shit, there goes a nice Sunday drive.
Initially, I attempted to repair the CM5908 myself. I slowly removed the heatsink to the amp, and found a few capacitors that had leak/popped. I removed a few, but found a PCB trace that was lifting off the board. I knew then and there, I was way out of my element. I was already testing myself by trying to replace caps, but soldering jumper wires for bad traces on an unknown PCB board was were I drew the line.
Funny story, my CM5908 actually has one of the original beta boards developed by Jay Sterling from Cantaloupe Radio. So in my googling to find a company that would repair my CM5908's amp, I was happy to find that Cantaloupe offered this exact service. I guess I'm not the only one to have had this issue. Given I've seen Jay's work first hand with the beta board, it was an easy decision to send my radio to Cantaloupe.
The whole process was very easy. I selected the service on the website and checked out. I promptly received an email with instruction on where to send the radio. I carefully packed my precious slider radio, and sent it via USPS insured for a high dollar amount. Less than a week later, I have my radio back in hand. The refurb service was very quick. Jay kept me informed the entire time, from when he received the radio, to when it was shipped out, and even when it was out for delivery.
I had the chance to reinstall the radio, and I'm very happy to have it working again. The radio is loud, and crisp, dare I even say it sounds better than before? :D I might be bias here, but when faced with different options with repairing my slider radio, I ultimately think that Cantaloupe was the right choice. Jay is familiar with the radios, he workmanship is top notch, and his price is VERY fair.
If you have any issues with these radios, I strongly suggest you check out Jay at Cantaloupe Radio!
*This endorsement was done out of my appreciation for Jay, Canataloupe Radio, and their support for this community**
Initially, I attempted to repair the CM5908 myself. I slowly removed the heatsink to the amp, and found a few capacitors that had leak/popped. I removed a few, but found a PCB trace that was lifting off the board. I knew then and there, I was way out of my element. I was already testing myself by trying to replace caps, but soldering jumper wires for bad traces on an unknown PCB board was were I drew the line.
Funny story, my CM5908 actually has one of the original beta boards developed by Jay Sterling from Cantaloupe Radio. So in my googling to find a company that would repair my CM5908's amp, I was happy to find that Cantaloupe offered this exact service. I guess I'm not the only one to have had this issue. Given I've seen Jay's work first hand with the beta board, it was an easy decision to send my radio to Cantaloupe.
The whole process was very easy. I selected the service on the website and checked out. I promptly received an email with instruction on where to send the radio. I carefully packed my precious slider radio, and sent it via USPS insured for a high dollar amount. Less than a week later, I have my radio back in hand. The refurb service was very quick. Jay kept me informed the entire time, from when he received the radio, to when it was shipped out, and even when it was out for delivery.
I had the chance to reinstall the radio, and I'm very happy to have it working again. The radio is loud, and crisp, dare I even say it sounds better than before? :D I might be bias here, but when faced with different options with repairing my slider radio, I ultimately think that Cantaloupe was the right choice. Jay is familiar with the radios, he workmanship is top notch, and his price is VERY fair.
If you have any issues with these radios, I strongly suggest you check out Jay at Cantaloupe Radio!
*This endorsement was done out of my appreciation for Jay, Canataloupe Radio, and their support for this community**
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