"harrogate3" wrote in message
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After decorating the lounge I have reconstructed my hi-fi stack and
rewired it so that the only item with permanent mains is the VCR -
everything else goes through am electronic switch.

I have now discovered that my Kenwood KT2060L tuner clearly has only a
capacitor to back up the memory - it does not have a battery or use
E2PROM - so when the mains has been off for a day or less it forgets.

**Not neccessarily. A capacitor back up can provide many months of memory,
if required. Some older devices used either rechargable batteries, or, in
some cases, lithium cells. In those cases, a couple of years is reasonable
to expect.


I have been thinking of replacing it for some time, possibly with a
Denon TU260LII, but it would be no good if it suffers the same
problem.

**Denon make excellent performing tuners. Modern ones probably use capacitor
back up and keep their memory for a long time (months, at least). However,
your old tuner can be repaired for not much cash.


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au



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