Hi everyone,

I'm in a panic because my beloved empeg is crashing, or something. It is 100% repeatable. The player does everything just fine until I hit the *right* button, which causes it to stop immediately with a slight click, as if the power supply is shutting down. I have not verified that is the case, its just what it sounds like. If in the car (where I have a tuner module installed), the player goes silent and I get low volume static through the speakers.

I had been running 2.0 final with HiJack with the ext3 patches. Also running was Palantir.

This is what I've done:

1. Checked the FAQ.

2. Verify that the problem is not related to the car, tuner or tuner loopback by repeating the problem both in my Mark Lord dock and with AC.

3. Switch back to ext2 & test.

4. Remove Palantir startup & test.

5. Reinstall 2.0 final software & test.

6. Install latest HiJack (without very high hopes, I might add).

I have not run the builder and I hope to avoid it. It doesn't seem like that would be appropriate for this kind of malfunction.

So, if anyone has any idea what's going on, please help. I'm an engineer, but not an electrical engineer. I'm guessing I have a hardware issue of some sort and I can do some testing, but probably not in a ton of detail.

Finally, what are my options to get it fixed now that support is shut down? Are any of you guys interested/available in doing some moonlighting for repairs that I can't handle? Are parts even available? Basic parts swapping I can handle, but SMT soldering is beyond me for something so important to me as my empeg.

Thanks in advance. Sadly,

Jim