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bjballar41

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my cousin gave me this after he got another one said this one was messed up i took it just to see if i could fix it cheap its not getting any power at all. is there some kind of common problem on these thats an easy fix or should i chunk it and not even waste my time?
 

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ill give that a shot its looking like it will be a lil more than i am capable of doing myself
 

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Have you checked to see if there are any fuses and if so are they blown.. Just a thought..
 

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There are many types of fuses with different looks.. the ones I am familiar with are the the standard type fuses.

They will look like a very small (1 " ish) glass tube with a silver looking cap on each end. There will be a wire inside the glasstube that connects to each end.

If those are what you see then look to see if the glass is nice and clear/clean and the filiment inside is intact. If that is the case then the fuze is likely good.

If the glass is black or darkened/discolored and the filiment in the middle is separated then that fuze is blown and requires replacement.

Not sure how old this receiver/amp is. If it is a newer model then the fuzes may look different and if so hopefully someone else can describe them to you.

Hope this helps..
 

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It's with in a year. I did see one like u mention but looked ok. I'll look for more like that
 

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Even if you find a blown fuse, that's almost never the actual root problem. Fuses serve as a cheap point of failure to protect the rest of the equipment from a potentially catastrophic failure.

If you replace a blown fuse, and the new one blows again, then there's something else the matter that may be very difficult for laypeople to troubleshoot.

Poking around inside a receiver may also void your warranty, so be careful.

Sadly, most CE these days are cheaper to replace than to fix.
 

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