ttocs wrote:get a video camera and set it up to record you as you Face east, hop on your left foot with your right hand above your head and repeat "There is no place like home".

laugh all you want....but i'd for the most part gladly would do that to get my baby up and running....!!!

trickyricky wrote:If the op needs one OEM, I can provide one.

I'm assuming "op" means original poster so that would be me .....and to answer your question ....YES i would definitely want one....!!!
.....just let me know what i got to do....

oh hell man sorry to hear about the back. Thanks, but it has been a long term thing for me. Last 14 years or so, I am pretty used to it... Back to the thermistor, this has been more complex than I imagined. The schematic clearly shows it as 2.2K, but it is not marked as a normal thermistor would be...

Hey bro, sorry for the delayed replies. I don't spend as much time on the forums as I used to. It is possible that it is PTC, but most thermal protection circuits use NTC. You won't always be able to find the same package the factory uses. Many of these parts are fairly specific to the car audio in...

....could it be a ptc instead of ntc? searching online i didn't find any "ring type" ntc but found "ring type" ptc....
...supplied link
https://gr.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Mur ... VN4g%3D%3D

WOW..... much thanks to both ttocs and Jacampb2 for their answers. Seems like i will finally maybe get somewhere on trying to resurrect this awesome amp. Would greatly appreciate if you guys find a store/source so i could purchase the part.

The part is here on the board. A thermistor i believe but can not find the specs for a replacement. I'm believing that this is the reason that amp is not working (severed leg from base).
If anybody can help i would greatly appreciate it.....

....ok what is not showing on the picture is the fact that one of it's legs is cut right at the "base" of the part....

is this part

a possible reason for the thermal light to remain on?

any way to find a replacement?