Help! 2 Receivers down in one day! (1 Viewer)

[RandyLew]

Long time lurker, I rarely post, but this forum is really helpful and I hope someone can help me. Have no idea what happened but I have a JVC RX-884 that I've had about 6 years. Yesterday I turned it on and it just seemed to die..the power comes on, but no led's light up on the display panel. I had kind of resigned myself to getting a new one. But in the time being I was going to hook up another old receiver I had laying around. I plugged it in and it worked for a few seconds then the same thing..I know I am due for a new one, but anybody have any idea why? (Don't want to plug in a new one and the same thing)Or maybe there is a magical reset button that I can use? Thanks for any help...

 

[brentl]

Line irregularities?? check to see whether you blew the fuses, just be careful if they are internal, make sure you unplug the unit and stay WELL away from the capacitors.

Brent

 

[RandyLew]

Thanks Brent! Will give it a try...Pretty sure the fuses are in the inside--Line irreglularities? Can you expand on that just a little bit? Thanks again!

 

[Mort Corey]

Plug a light bulb (or an amp meter) into the receptacle that you plugged the receivers into and if it explodes you'll know you might have a line problem It all may have been one of those bizarre coincidences but I'd sure check....replacing receivers is one thing...replacing a burned down house is quite another.

Mort

 

[RandyLew]

Thanks Mort--I'm with you, a burned down house would suck-- This would be some kind of coincidence though..one thing I plugged them both into the same surge protector, that has other things plugged in as well..it is just weird..thanks again..

 

[ChristopherDAC]

I would suggest that there is a short in your speakers somewhere. Trying to drive a 0 ohm impedance will shut down most recievers in a hurry. I assume that you "hooked up" your old unit to the speakers, of course, and you would have noticed if the wires were bridged at the head end.