I've got an old stereo receiver (from the early 80's) that I thought I would try and fire up a week ago, however when powered on the fuse blew, and I had no idea whether it was a slow or fast blow fuse. So, I went to the local shop and talked to a guy, who obviously had no idea what I was talking about, and promised me that a slow blow fuse would work in it's place, so I tried that and now I've got a burnt out resistor. (I knew I should have used a fast blow fuse...)
From what I've read, it seems like a short somewhere is the most likely cause for this burnt out resistor (correct?) but I have no idea how look for where the short might be. That is the first thing I need help with, how do you find a short in a circuit? And the second thing is how do I replace the resistor once I've found and dealt with the short?
Any suggestions on how to even begin going about this would be much appreciated. And I haven't had any real experience with circuitry before so keeping it simple is preferred.
From what I've read, it seems like a short somewhere is the most likely cause for this burnt out resistor (correct?) but I have no idea how look for where the short might be. That is the first thing I need help with, how do you find a short in a circuit? And the second thing is how do I replace the resistor once I've found and dealt with the short?
Any suggestions on how to even begin going about this would be much appreciated. And I haven't had any real experience with circuitry before so keeping it simple is preferred.