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Hope these are readible
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Yes they are legible.  The ones labeled IRF-540 are the outputs.  Do you have a digital meter?   Do you know where the diode test function is located on the meter? 

how to test relay from jbl amplifier? - Page 2 -- posted image.is the symbol for a diode.  The diode test function should have a similar symbol.

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yes, i have seen a similar post that you have helped with, i will post the readings shortly.
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Do not pull the transistors out of the board. Chances are there is only one on each side that is actually shorted. You will need to replace all associated with the one that shorted. They all went through the same abuse, the ones that did not fail are more than likely weak and will not hold up. After you locate the shorted one or 2, you can remove them and see if the amp works. Do not play it loud or long, we just need to see if that is the only damage.
To check them, one meter lead on the metal case of the transistor, the other lead to the right leg of the transistor. If it reads near a dead short, one of the ones in that bank is shorted. To find the shorted one, move the lead from the right leg to the left leg. Check all of them and notice the readings. One will read lower than the rest. That one is shorted. Remove it and check the ones on the other side. Remove the shorted one there too. Make sure there are no solder bridges on the ones you removed. It really needs to be put back in the heat sink and all transistors clamped down when testing it. Remove all fuses on the amp and place a single 10 amp fuse for testing.
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With the board facing up and the phonos to the right, the readings are 493/514  491/513 these are the top ones.

the bottom two are 483/1018  489/1029, do these figure make sense?

Thanks for the help by the way

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If i have 1 lead on the left leg and the other on the right leg i get a buzzer sound from the multimeter, this happens on the 2 top transistors and accross the resistors? at their base.

Are these the defective ones?

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How many 540s are there on each side of the amp?
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There are 2 540's on each side of the board and 3 9540's on each side.
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Check each of the 540s and 9540s as follows.  Red meter lead on metal tab of transistor, black lead on the right leg.  Let me know how many of what type are reading near 0.000 on the meter.

When it was buzzing at you the way you tested it earlier, what was the meter reading at that time?

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