KDROLLIN 8 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Looking for knowledge on older carver components. First of all, I need help with replacing backlight on TLM-3600. Do I replace the whole thing,or can the bulb be removed? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchitch 3,997 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Welcome to the site... I have not been inside of this unit. Do you see anything displayed (faintly) when the unit is powered on? Per the Service Manual: Edited January 22 by itchitch 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs 2,604 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 1 hour ago, KDROLLIN said: Do I replace the whole thing,or can the bulb be removed? If you look at the service manual, the bulb looks replaceable. Item 53 in this diagram The schematic is not all that easy to read, but it looks like it's a 10V bulb? It's supplied by the top of the 3 regulators shown below. First step would be to find this lamp and put a voltmeter across the 2 terminals to make sure you have 10V. 99% likelihood it's the lamp, but make sure. Could be a shorted cap on the output of the regulator, or a bad regulator. Never seen one of these so take it apart, out if you can, take a pic and post it. Edited January 22 by jeffs im an idiot. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Meyer 2,018 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) I have a couple of these. I replaced the bulb with an led unit, it uses the same type as the M500 power amp. It does need to be soldered in place. Here is an eBay link to the type of led bulb you can use. https://www.ebay.com/itm/114348258893 Edited January 23 by Will Meyer 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenith4me 1,386 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Welcome to TCS! Good luck with your TLM-3600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobTFM35 1,623 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 @KDROLLINWelcome to the site!! @jeffs @Will Meyer @KDROLLIN @itchitchTake a look at this offering for a bulb. I assume that it is still available. Carver TLM-3600 10 disc CD player front indicator LED lamp. - Provo Electronics (provolab.com) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Admin AndrewJohn 8,184 Posted January 23 Community Admin Share Posted January 23 Welcome to the site, @KDROLLIN, glad you found us. Good suggestions, above. Let us know how it turns out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Meyer 2,018 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, BobTFM35 said: Take a look at this offering for a bulb That should work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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