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> I just had a receiver die. It was 8.5 years old, not really outdated... But those kinds of things should last a lot longer! If it's just a capacitor that fai
by jfim 6y ago
> I just had a receiver die. It was 8.5 years old, not really outdated... But those kinds of things should last a lot longer!
If it's just a capacitor that failed, it might be repairable for a few dollars. Electrolytic capacitors unfortunately have a finite lifetime, which gets worse with higher temperatures.
- ryandrake 6y agoI’ve done this a few times, and kept my receiver running long after the first “pop”. Sometimes we are talking like less than $5 worth of capacitors from Digi-Key too. If you can solder you can replace them.
- gwbas1c 6y agoI honestly have no desire to fix it. (I also was ready for Dolby Atmos and EArc... Things that most people don't care about.) Do you think it's worth selling the broken receiver on eBay with no reserve?