I did something terrible last night. I wanted to compare the sound between my rotel amp, and marantz receiver, and accidentally had the same speaker hooked up to both amp and receiver at the same time. I know, awful!
I turned the power on and before I realized my mistake both units burned up.
So I was hoping there may be a fuse I could exchange in the rotel or marantz. Do you guys think this is possible, or may I have fried a whole control board or something? Is it recommended to take the cover off to try finding the fuses, or should I be careful of potentially discharging one of the caps, and shocking myself?
I would really appreciate any help, since this really has ruined my day.
I turned the power on and before I realized my mistake both units burned up.
So I was hoping there may be a fuse I could exchange in the rotel or marantz. Do you guys think this is possible, or may I have fried a whole control board or something? Is it recommended to take the cover off to try finding the fuses, or should I be careful of potentially discharging one of the caps, and shocking myself?
I would really appreciate any help, since this really has ruined my day.
depends on your skills ... if you just fried a fuse that will be easy to replace ... the voltage inside the amps in the capacitor are is too low to cause a shocking
to be on the safe side it is enough to disconnect mains cable then let the unit rest for some time ( few minutes will do ) since inside the unit there is resitors that will discharge the caps but if not still you dont really have a problem
keep the unit without the cover replace the fuse (s) and then observe if when power on the fuses blow again ( safety distance will be a wise thing to do )
if the fuses are blown again then you are in more trouble ....expert help is required
kind regards sakis
to be on the safe side it is enough to disconnect mains cable then let the unit rest for some time ( few minutes will do ) since inside the unit there is resitors that will discharge the caps but if not still you dont really have a problem
keep the unit without the cover replace the fuse (s) and then observe if when power on the fuses blow again ( safety distance will be a wise thing to do )
if the fuses are blown again then you are in more trouble ....expert help is required
kind regards sakis
I pulled the cover off the RB850 tonight, and 2 of the 4 fuses were blown. I'm gonna try replacing them tomorrow and see what happens. The Marantz receiver on the other hand is much newer than the rotel, and I'm a bit afraid to open it up...I don't know where the fuses would be on that guy. I can't seem to see them through the containment lid.
Do I really not have to worry about getting shocked by any latent voltages?
Do I really not have to worry about getting shocked by any latent voltages?
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