Onkyo TX-SR576 HDMI input has failed - any dab hands at electronics willing to assist?

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lchiu7

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#72535 28-Nov-2010 14:58

My AVR HDMI board seems to have died. A bit of googling suggests that it's likely to be caps on the HDMI board which are easily replaced. While I can use a soldering iron (soldering wires to batteries etc.) removing caps and replacing them is probably beyond my comfort zone.

Anybody in Wellington who has these skills willing to help out a fellow GZ member for a small consideration I would appreciate a PM.

Thanks

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#410555 29-Nov-2010 08:45

Hi Lchiu7,

That sucks, I have the same receiver so hope this isn't too common a problem! Do you know what capacitors you are likely to need to replace? If they have gone, hopefully it's obvious once you get inside (swelled up/exploded sort of a look about them!).

All the best with your hunt. If all else fails give it a go yourself. Is this out of warranty/consumer guarantees act period though?

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#410568 29-Nov-2010 09:31

I think it's bad caps based on this link

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1246078

I have found a guy at work who said he is quite capable of replacing the caps for me and might even have some lying around at home. So all I have do (!) is to pull the AVR out of the cabinet (which might well be hardest job given the wiring mess behind it), pop the hood, get the HDMI board out and give it to him.

A friend has an earlier model of this AVR and he had a similar problem which cost him $200 to get repaired. If I can get this repaired for $6 (cost of the caps) and a six pack, I will be happy

No consumer guarantee act support since this was purchased in the US.

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#410584 29-Nov-2010 10:08

my onkyo sr-608 hdmi board failed too.

Apparently this is a common fault.

Fortunately, it had a 2 year warranty so I was covered. The sales guy implied that it was a cheap amp so it was my fault for not buying a better quality unit.

He reckoned the reason receivers are so cheap is due to the poor quality control and parts.

Lucky we have the consumer guarantees act :)

Have you tried going down that route?

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#410606 29-Nov-2010 10:48

As noted in my previous post this was purchased in the us so no consumer guarantees act. I plan to arrange a diy repair.

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#410633 29-Nov-2010 11:49

wreck90: The sales guy implied that it was a cheap amp so it was my fault for not buying a better quality unit.

Got to love that approach, it's crap, but we're happy to sell it to you in the first place.

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#410726 29-Nov-2010 15:20

Jaxson:
wreck90: The sales guy implied that it was a cheap amp so it was my fault for not buying a better quality unit.

Got to love that approach, it's crap, but we're happy to sell it to you in the first place.

To be fair, Onkyo are known for having entry level receivers that look like winners on the spec sheet (more HDMi ports, all the features you'd expect on a much more expensive amp etc) but at the same time feature budget power supplies, low qaulity party and entry level software etc. So if the sales person tells you the Onkyo is higher spec'd for less - then perhaps, just perhaps, there's a catch somewhere?

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#410878 29-Nov-2010 21:02

The 576 was a fairly well spec'ed AVR. Before the advent of Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master, it could handle those codecs if the player could decode them and output as multichannel PCM. So with my PS3 I was able to enjoy the HD codecs with the previous generation receiver and have HDMI switching.

If I can fix it by removing the HDMI board and have my EE friend replace the caps, then it's going to be around for a bit yet.

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