Marantz 2215B Rebuild Instructions

Marantz 2215B Complete Rebuild Instructions:
Hi, thank you for buying this kit from me. This will allow you to completely rebuild a Marantz 2215B.
These are brand new, high-quality parts, and will work great for you. If your Marantz is not currently in
working order, I would strongly recommend you fix it before you install this, though this will fix a lot of
problems that a 2215B may have. You can download a free service manual here (make sure you get the B
model):
https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/marantz/2215.shtml
This can help you with a number of things.
You will need a pencil-type soldering iron, rosin-core solder, wire cutters, a Philips screwdriver, needle-
nose pliers, and some sort of desoldering device, whether it's a desoldering iron or a solder-sucker or
whatever.
What I like to do when I'm repairing stuff is to replace a few components, then test the equipment, then
replace a few more, then test it again. If you replace a TON of parts all at once, and you do something
wrong, it's going to be a lot of hassle trying to figure out where you went wrong.
This is a fairly complicated rebuild, and if you have not worked on vintage stereo gear before, this may be
too advanced for you. If you don't have a dim-bulb tester, please build one and use it with this. You'll
want to use a 40-watt, 60-watt, or 100-watt incandescent bulb.
https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/dim-bulb-tester-build-and-how-to.808399/
1. Remove the top and bottom covers of your Marantz, and put all the screws somewhere safe, like a
baggie or plastic container.
2. Take careful pictures of the top and bottom of the entire unit, and of the boards, using a smartphone or
digital camera. Pictures are great because if you screw something up you can usually figure out what went
wrong using your pictures.
3. Let's start with the P800 power supply board, on top in the front center. First, replace the capacitors.
The capacitors in this kit are the exact same capacitance (uf) and the same or higher voltage ratings as the
originals. They are much higher-quality, but are smaller because of advances in electronics design. In
order to replace each capacitor, carefully desolder ONE capacitor, then pull it out of the board, noting
which way it goes in. Each cap will have a line along one side of the body, showing that to be the
negative side. Make sure you put in the new caps exactly the same orientation as the old ones. Sometimes
the circuit board will have a little + or - sign to show you which way the cap goes, and you can always
double-check in the service manual, but sometimes there are errors in the manual or on the PC board,
believe it or not, so the easiest way to do it is just to pull the cap out carefully and put in the new one
exactly the same way. Some of the old caps are glued down. If you want, you can clean the old glue off
the top of the circuit board before you put in the new cap. You don't need to glue any of the new caps.