I don't know much about sound equipment, but I have a Carver Premier THX 5 channel amp and a Carver CT-28v preamp/tuner. When the sound is turned up (not incredibly loud, It's handled a lot lo

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I found out through the Carver Audio forums that metal shavings inside the case are an issue with this unit. So I used an achohol based spray and cleaned the switchs and the circuit board, (there was a fair amount of shavings found). It has been running for 14 hours with no problems.

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your going to need this place to download the remedy's for your system http://www.euras.com/repair_tips_1/CARVER/AV505/AV505_CARVER.htm

if it is not working then there is another serious problem , and it could be the amp IC or the volume IC but tests will need to be done to determine what is causing the failure , but it does sound like amp IC as a suspect since the rear were not even working , did the volume seem different when turning it up or down before the center quit or after the center quit?

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Check your cabling,sounds like earth break

Scott Frye

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• Posted on Mar 24, 2009

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Hi John...
Are the caps completely destroyed?

http://www.free-service-manuals.com/Audio___Hi_Fi/Carver/index.html

For $14.00 / 3 months D/L as many as 3 manuals a day.
I use it A LOT.

Cheers,
Scott in Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrmont

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Try this link - http://thecarversite.com/manuals/files-manuals/Carver%20CT-17%20owner%20manual.pdf