My Drunken Starcom Fixed ((free)) Info
Open the case. Inspect the capacitors. Pick up a soldering iron or ship it to a pro. Trust me—once you have , you will wonder why you waited so long.
Your crew deserves to hear you. Your driver deserves clarity. And you deserve to stop sounding like a sailor who has had one too many. my drunken starcom fixed
On my StarCom Digital base, there were 6 small capacitors (1000uF, 16v) near the power input, and 4 smaller ones (47uF, 25v) near the audio codec chip. All 10 looked suspicious. I decided to replace all electrolytic caps on the board. Do not just replace the bulging ones; replace them all. Open the case