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@Keyman69, Quoting descriptions from another member Dominic, @zumbini, How we got to the different versions of the PM-1.5... "fan failures were common in early PM-1.5s". These amps were recalled and repaired and the revised amp sold as the PM-1.5a / PM-1200." "The PM-1200 and it's predecessor the PM-1.5 are basically an M-1.5 with larger output devices, balanced inputs and fan cooling. Should be no surprise that they sound alike." We love repair threads..., and lots of pictures. Consider posting yours in the Amp forum! 😉 others may benefit, and yet others, may chime in with help.

Welcome, @Keyman69, glad you found us. Also, to support your project, be sure to download the service manual. The Carver PM 1.5 has two incarnations..., the second to address issues in the first version - both are good - but the reading will help identify which you have, and how to proceed. Check out these two Service Manuals as your proceed.

@sea, here on The Carver Site, may not check here daily - but can also be found via a DM on Facebook, look for "Ed Atkins" Super great guy, and is the only go-to for ribbon repair for Carver amazings that has the correct jigs required to re-assemble them, holding the powerful magnets in place..., it's not possible to reassemble without the jigs.

Thanks for the offer. We love it when people help to build and maintain the complete development of the library. If the copy you purchased is cleaner than the scan we have on file, in the locationed indicated below in the image, we're always happy to improve the library too - some of our scans are not perfect - this one looks pretty good - but do a quick eyeball check to compare with the one you picked up. If it's better, we'd love a clean scan. Thank you for offering it up to improve the library!

Excellent! We love project threads. There's a forum for Speakers where you can start a new thread and brag on your project ..., and people will comment, answer questions, or otherwise keep you motivated! 😉

Welcome, @Bbracken, glad you found us. Cut and paste some pictures of your speakers! they sound very interesting. We love pictures!

Welcome to TCS. That is a rare item, and the manual, very rare. If you come across one, please scan it and send it in so we can add it to the library. I do recall this popping up on eBay as a New in Box, about 2 years ago, IIRC. As for static, sounds like your unit might have something aging (capacitor, perhaps) and going bad. Or, just loosely based on the symptoms, it might be a cracked solder joint. All fixable by the right tech. Best of luck! And, again, welcome to TCS.

The belt size table is also located in the Manuals Library under the CD Player section (Manuals Library is the menu click at the top...) There are several threads on 360 and 390 CD player repairs on TCS - check them out in the Forum for Sources, or use Search. Enjoy - glad you found us.

Welcome to the forum, @Murray I fixed an SD/A 390t and posted a thread about it. In one of the last posts I added to the thread (scroll down) I noted a video I found of a Denon DCM 320, that showed the internals of that Denon to look identical to the guts of the SD/A 390t. Almost perfectly - EXCEPT Bob Carver added the tube buffer stage from the SD/A 490t in the space that was open in the Denon unit. Links to those YouTube videos are in that thread. I don't know anyone in Canada to refer you to - but a qualified tech that has experience with CDs should be able to fix it - and, yes, they are hard to find. The Service Manual is also in the Library here on TCS - and it is quite good and informative. Any shop you go to should reference it (download it for FREE). Have a look at my thread - see if the symptoms you have are the same..., they often are. I have fixed several of these, now, with this same fix. Good luck! That thread is here:

@Charlie, Love the Thorogood. When he pops on SiriusXM, these two always rock out, kick back, turn on the Carver and pour a bourbon, or two, neat.

Amazon Used books list copies at around $600. Not out of print, and easily and reasonably acquired, another couple of biographical books worth a look/read/listen (audiobook), is "The Real Frank Zappa" which covers a lot, including his much-overlooked and undervalued successful activism for free speech. And, "My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee. His story needs another volume as Rush regroups on it's current tour and new drummer. But the prior years are worth reading. Neil Peart's writings, of course, are legendary!

Those are nice!!! I do something similar using black ABS 1.5" pipe. Using my chop saw, I cut the height I'm trying to achieve, and use that as a spacer. I place the stock Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers from Carver in the center so they can't slide out, and put a layer of felt on the contact cut-end. I need to get a picture - and may have posted one a while back (years). My goal with this approach is to get the same aesthetically pleasing distance between the front faceplates of my Carver pieces. It always bugged me that the stock button feet from Carver varied so much, as also did the lip-distance (overhang and underhang) of the faceplate above and below the chassis.

Risers? What risers? do tell..., what is the legacy of Mr M500t?

@RickO, BTW, your old handle, @Mr. M-500t, and profile, still exists..., As @Sk1Bum indicated, your password can be reset..., just ask. All your posts and thread contributions from your time (2012 and before) are still here. BTW, you might notice that the back-end platform has changed. the original became crusty and was not going forward - @Nahash5150 put the effort into finding, and migrating the old TCS to this new platform..., much easier to use, and to put threads together with pictures! And so much more you'll get to find out as you visit more. Again, welcome back -

Welcome back... Hmmm, who you calling old? Or..., How old are you thinking..., LOL! 😉 Seriously, a few old timers have been checking back in - but the very early first generation when @RichP714 started this journey called TheCarverSite, are hard to find..., other interests, other activities, family, and so on, life has moved some on.