Fan For My Receiver (1 Viewer)

[Stan T]

I have a Pioneer Elite VSX-49TX receiver that gets quite hot when playing a movie in 5.1 or 7.1 sound. It has quite a bit of space in my equipment rack. I was watching "Lethal Weapon 4" & about 4 times through the movie the soundtrack quit playing & the speakers gave a high pitched sound. I hit stop on the DVD player & when I hit resume the movie started playing with no sound. I could see the picture however. I turned the DVD player off & back on & the 5.1 soundtrack came back on with the picture. The last time this happened the receiver shut off. I felt of the top of the receiver & it was extremely hot.

Has anyone else had this experience with their receiver? This has only happened one time before to me along time ago & I can't remember if it was this receiver of the one I had before it.

I may need to get fans since the receiver puts out so much heat. What type of fans would I get for my entertainment rack? Would I have to drill holes in my rack for them? Are there battery operated ones or is it best to go with electrical fans? Thanks for your replies.

 

[Bob McElfresh]

Step One: You may have some tiny strands of copper jumping between the red & black speaker outputs. This draws a lot of current which generates heat.

Look at BOTH ends of your speaker wires and make sure you dont have a short. Neatness counts here.

Step Two: A small electric fan is a great idea. You can get one for about $15 at many department stores. The small clip-on variety are good, as are the small plastic box fans.

The trick is to find a QUIET one. See if you can listen to the ones at the store.

Just as a test, mount the fan in front of the receiver blowing across the top (to remove the "blanket" of heat above the unit). Does this solve the problem?

If you have a perminent shelf for your receiver, you can buy 2-3 "Muffin" fans at an electronics store and cut openings in your cabinent and mount them on the cabinent. Orient them to blow across the top of the receiver.

Good Luck.

 

[Ron-P]

Stan, I use a 4" fan from radio shack with a voltage regulater. I have the fan running on 4 volts so it runs slow and very quiet. Plug it into your receiver and everytime you turn it on, the fan comes on.
Peace Out~

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

Since you have plenty of space for cooling above the receiver, I have to wonder about the load you are giving them. Make sure you are using 8-ohm speakers, not 4-ohm.
Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt