Help! My Onkyo got fried!

[buellbabe]

Help Please?
Any electronics experts out there that can fix a burnt section on a stereo circuit board? Or can point me in the direction of someone who can? What happened was during an electrical storm my Onkyo Stereo got a wee bit fried, the lights are on but nobodies home…sob…snif…My stoopid fault for not having it plugged into a proper surge protector…
After taking the top off the Amp and having a look for any obvious damage spied a burnt spot (about the size of an old 50c piece) so am hoping that someone can do whatever is necessary to fix it.

I am no electronics buff and my bloke has assured me that that any electronics whiz can repair a section without having to replace the entire board. So, can anyone help?
I am in Sth Auck , work in Kingsland and willing to travel anywhere in Auck to drop off and pick up.

Cheers!

[slofox]

Frankly, I doubt it is fixable. Surges are pretty fatal to circuit boards.

[buellbabe]

yeah well my flatmats PC also got fried...new motherboard, complete rebuild...

Hey its a great stereo so if the worst comes to the worst I will fork out for an entire new board, but am hoping...

[Hoon]

Yep while the burnt part might be the only visible damage there is likely to be a whole lot more 'invisible' damage.

[Ruahine]

Sounds a bit terminal to me.

You could take it to Axent Audio in New Lynn, they fixed a CD player for me. Problem is they will probably charge you just to take a look at it.

Otherwise if you post on the AudioEnz forum someone with a bit of knowhow might be able to help you out?

Get a another one off trademe and a surge protector!

[Akzle]

tut tut.
before you do anything else git yer ass on down to the local and buy a spike clipping board.

i'm guessing this is a 5/7.1 surround reciever type jobbie?

i'm not in akl at the mo, but may be travelling through next week and could certainly look at it, no promises though.

got a multimeter and soldering iron?.. go buy em.
then go to the library (or *euch* google.) and look up how to test shit. outright replace the components that are black and frizzled, plug in to the board you bought in step 1 and see what lights up. if problems, then start at one end/corner of the board and test every single wee bizzo on it. IC chips can't be done on a multimeter so replace them all too.

too much work?
i'll offer you 50$ and a bag of chips to take it off ya...

i had my onkyo 6 disc dvd changer sent to some crowd down in chch to fix when it fucked out... it was all under warranty so no cost to me, don't know if they're still around, what with the earthquakes and that...

[Headbanger]

Checked the internel fuses?

Ignore the doomsayers, Get her looked at before writing it off.

I just took my Onkyo amp into a local tech last week, He rang me, said its burnt out, pretty much not worth fixing, going to cost $200-$300.

I said fuck no, That's well worth paying for a resurrection.

[SlashWylde]

If you want to take it to a professional, I recommend Protech NZ in Glendene Auckland. Call Peter and he will tell your their standard inspection fee. This covers the cost to determine whether the equipment is repairable and what the likely repair bill will be. I'm not sure what they are currently charging for inspections, but it used to be $30 or so. Their labour charges are also reasonable.

As others have said, even if the burned section of PCB can be repaired, this does not necessarily mean the unit will function again, as other (possibly no-longer available) components may have suffered terminal damage.

Best of luck.

[Laava]

My bro has a business in newmarket, on manukau rd pretty much fixing this type of thing. But to be honest it might not be worth it given how cheap electronics are these days. He is called "Telefix" and has been doing this sort of thing professionally for 30+ yrs.
http://www.telefix.co.nz/

[Headbanger]

But to be honest it might not be worth it given how cheap electronics are these days.

Really?

How much is a good amp?

I spent $800 on a pioneer amp that turned out to be almost half as good as my Onkyo, It was purchased as an upgrade but was retired within a month and the old amp went back into its spot.

[Hoon]

Yep I'm looking to upgrade my Onkyo receiver. Probably this unless I find something with better bang for buck.

http://www.jbhifi.co.nz/jb-hi-fi-hom...ver-sku-21457/

[buellbabe]

Yes it is the fancy home theatre jobbie.
Yes the fuse is ok.
No...the components themselves are not frizzled, its just a patch on the actual board and its black in colour instead of a nice healthy green.
No the burnt patch is no blistered.

Which is why I think its worth saving!

I knew of the outfit in ChCh cos it went there under warranty years ago to fix the CD player but I was hoping to get it looked at by someone local.

Thanks for the input, I have a starting point now :-)

Mindyou it is 15 yrs old (don't groan! it is/was a really good unit! ) and I am starting to think that I should just bite the bullet and upgrade to a modern version that is compatible with all the other devices that people use these days...

PS: Hoon...before I posted this reply I had just been on the JBhifi site looking at the exact same thing! I reckon thats a bloody good price, that is definately bang for your buck LOL

[cave weta]

Lots of good info here- you lot are gems. Good luck BuellBabe!

[buellbabe]

Jim Hall Hi Fi have the same thing for $1299

WTF???

DEFINATELY paying JB hifi a visit very soon, like this week!

[Ruahine]

Did you/will you use it for home theater? If so then you can't go wrong with a newer Onkyo they are great for movies. I have an 807 and love it for home theater.

Word of warning however, if you mainly use it for stereo listening you can get a lot better for the price. IMO the newer Onkyo receivers are crap at music and your 15 year old receiver may be better than the one you saw at JB HiFi. Actual amplifier tech hasn't changed a huge amount in the last 15 years. The newer ones just decode the latest HD sound codecs and deal with HD TV inputs. Don't assume the sound quality will be better than your old one.

Have a listen before you buy