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New-to-me Primare a30.2

I purchased a Primare a30.2 at a local furniture store for $300. It was described as "powers on but untested" and sold "as-is." So far, the unit looks clean and solid inside and out besides a couple things I imagine shouldn't be too hard to remedy. Would love input from anyone who knows or could advise (I have no experience in amp repair but eager to learn if needed - or bring to a professional if absolutely necessary). 

1) when purchased, the cover was disconnected from the chassis and the 10 screws that secure it are missing (the owner of the store doesn't know what happened to them). I've googled but not been able to find replacements or figured out which screws I'd need.

2) the remote switch on the back panel is missing (just a hole where it used to be). Not sure if this is necessary to replace. Also not sure if I'd be able to turn it off without a remote trigger, as there doesn't seem to be a power button on the a30.2

3) interested to know if there is anything else I should be looking at before plugging this in and connecting it. 

This will be powering my Sound Dynamics 300ti's, with a Wiim Ultra as a preamp.

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@elliottbnewcombjr thanks so much for that! Some specs there I hadn't found yet too. Super helpful. If I'm feeling even braver, and brash about going well out of my depth, I'll definitely revisit these tips. I got an assortment of metric screws and found some M3s that work perfect for securing the cover. Found an actual power button (well-hidden on the bottom of the unit and oddly neither indicated nor mentioned in the user manual). Connected the RCAs, speaker cables, and power and crossed my fingers. Alas, didn't power on. Definitely looking like I'm gonna have to bring it in to a professional and hope it's salvageable.  

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Wow! I wish I could find a local furniture store that would sell used, high end audio equipment at a bargain price!

@61falcon ha yeah, was super random. Saw it on FBM and decided to go in and take a look. Was apparently being sold on consignment by a widow of the amp's previous owner but she had recently moved out of state. Asking price was originally $500. When I asked the owner of the shop, which doesn't usually carry hifi equipment, how flexible they could be on the price, he said he was feeling very flexible. I suggested 300 and he immediately accepted (in hindsight, I should have suggested even less lol)

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Update in case it's helpful to someone in the future: The Primare a30.2 cover is secured with M3 screws and they were an easy find. Regarding the missing Remote link toggle and powering on: there is a power button on the bottom left of the unit - well-hidden and oddly not indicated or mentioned at all in the user's manual. In the case of my amp, the remote link toggle, located in the center of the back panel is missing but I was able to connect a trigger cable from my Wiim ultra to one of the a30.2's trigger cable ports and as soon as I turned on the Wiim, the Primare powered on perfectly. Since I don't foresee needing to toggle the remote link 'off,' this is best case scenario for me. Amp's working great, sounding great, and I'm so far elated about my $300 Primare score. 

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