Fix Harmon Kardon AVR-5 ?

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Seems the protection circuit is activating. This is normally caused by a
blown amp channel or a problem in the power supply. You can try looking for
a blown fuse or anything obviously wrong visually. Otherwise your only
practical options are to pay to have it repaired, or buy a new receiver. If
it isn't worth spending perhaps 150.00 or more, replace it.

Mark Z.


<loafergopher@bayouyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:g5l701p9smn057bu3dmkfvaa3206l7bmov@4ax.com...
>I have a Harmon Kardon AVR-5 that died last year. When plugged in,
> the little red light on the power button lights up. When this button
> is pushed, it goes to green briefly with that brief "oomph" coming
> over the speakers when the receiver is switched on, but then the power
> goes right off, the button returning to red.
>
> Any ideas on what is broken? Is it easy to fix and/or get parts for?
> Or is it a junker? My experience is on the computer repair side of
> things - not really audio equipment.
>
> Thanks.

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On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 05:27:04 -0600, "Mark D. Zacharias"
<mzacharias@yis.us> wrote:

>Seems the protection circuit is activating. This is normally caused by a
>blown amp channel or a problem in the power supply. You can try looking for
>a blown fuse or anything obviously wrong visually. Otherwise your only
>practical options are to pay to have it repaired, or buy a new receiver. If
>it isn't worth spending perhaps 150.00 or more, replace it.
>
>Mark Z.
>
>
><loafergopher@bayouyahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:g5l701p9smn057bu3dmkfvaa3206l7bmov@4ax.com...
>>I have a Harmon Kardon AVR-5 that died last year. When plugged in,
>> the little red light on the power button lights up. When this button
>> is pushed, it goes to green briefly with that brief "oomph" coming
>> over the speakers when the receiver is switched on, but then the power
>> goes right off, the button returning to red.
>>
>> Any ideas on what is broken? Is it easy to fix and/or get parts for?
>> Or is it a junker? My experience is on the computer repair side of
>> things - not really audio equipment.
>>
>> Thanks.
>

I'll crack it open and look for the blown fuse. It certainly isn't
worth the $150 to have someone fix it. Thanks for the reply.