Luxman R-117 Recap

CohibaJoe

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So I was looking at Fleebay last week and 2 R-117's showed up...I was at the Right Time looking around as to 1min into the listings with Buy-It-Now...:D

1st R-117 for 125 Buy-It-Now. Right channel not working.
2nd R-117 for 100 Buy-It-Now. Not powering on.

1st R-117 the Right channel Power Board Molex cable not attached. The Outputs had been replaced...Looking at the board some resistors burnt.

2nd R-117 the Main fuse is blowing...Tracked it down to Left Power Board starts to burn a resistor. So I remove the Left PB Molex cable, install a New fuse and :music: from Right Channel.

The Pictures are from the 1st R-117...Took the 2nd unit Right Channel PB and put into the 1st R-117.....A nice DeoxIT on the switches, Adjust Idle Current and ALL is Working!!!!

Since I have a R-117(Mint) and now a 2nd R-117...The other R-117 is now a Parts Unit.

For the price of the Both listings..The was a no brainer to take a chance.

Putting together a Cap list....
 

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What are the output transistors identification #....I'm tackling mine right after my sansui 919 restoration
 
Luxman R-117

I have 2, one original and one restored.....If there is a better receiver I would like to know what it is......They are a little weak on tape with my Nak Dragon but more than outplay my Pioneer and Sansui receivers.........
 
superdog said:
Two R-117s is good.Out of around thirty receivers I have owned the R-117 is the best sounding.
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skeetdaddy said:
I have 2, one original and one restored.....If there is a better receiver I would like to know what it is......They are a little weak on tape with my Nak Dragon but more than outplay my Pioneer and Sansui receivers.........
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The R-117 is a Very Very Nice sounding unit!!!!

What I have current that is on the same playing field and then some:

Sony STR-GX10ES sound is were this shines. Bass is Lush and Deep with the Tuner that is on Par that of Sony XDR-F1HD..the GX10ES tuner is that Good: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=421105

Luxman LV-109: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=492378
Luxman LE-109: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=542849

The LV-109 is above the R-117 in Sound and Modular Component Board level. Add the LE-109 Phone Amp and I can put the R-117 in the closet.

Hey...It's a Luxman :yes: Let's see how the R-117 sounds after the Recap. Since I like using ELNA SILMIC II..The R-117 is using some 100v-160v caps and Space is tight(some values of ELNA SILMIC II are too tall). Nichicon PW for this with Nichicon FG in Tuner, CPU PC Board and Panasonic FR in Power Supply areas...Very Low ESR.

I have removed the R-117 parts unit boards and starting the Cap list...Not going by the SM as caps change and sometimes is missed in the SM....I also go by what I pull from the Board.
 
I'll be following this forum closely,,,,thanks for the transistor list, I do have a schematic but it's in terrible condition.
 
I will update Each Board with my Cap list.

MAR-730 Main P.C. Board Right Board
C508 2.2uf/50v
C510 2.2uf/50v
C512 2.2uf/50V Nichicon Muse Bi-Polar
C516 100uf/16v
C518 4.7uf/160V
C524 10uf/16V
C526 4.7uf/160V

MAL-730 Main P.C. Board Left Board
C507 2.2uf/50V
C509 2.2uf/50V
C511 2.2uf/50V Nichicon Muse Bi-Polar
C515 100uf/16V
C517 4.7uf/160V
C523 10uf/16V
C525 4.7uf/160V
 

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TIM-733B Tuner P.C. Board
C012 0.22uf/50V
C016 1uf/50V
C018 220uf/16V
C022 1uf/50V
C024 1uf/50V
C025 47uf/16V
C034 0.22uf/50V
C038 47uf/16V
C076 4.7uf/25V
C077 10uf/25V
C079 0.47uf/50V
C083 0.22uf/50V
C085 100uf/16V
C090 10uf/25V
C101 0.1uf/50V
C102 47UF/16V
C104 100uf/16V
C105 1uf/50V
C106 0.22uf/50V
C107 4.7uf/25V
C108 1uf/50V
C109 1uf/50V
C113 4.7uf/25V
C114 4.7uf/25V
C123 10uf/25V
C124 10uf/25V
C125 10uf/25V
C126 10uf/25V
C127 1uf/50V
C129 10uf/25V
C130 10uf/25V
C152 0.1uf/50V Low Leakage
C154 10uf/25V
C155 10uf/50V
C156 47uf/10V
C171 0.1uf/50V
C172 1uf/50V
C173 4.7uf/25V
C191 10uf/25V
C192 10uf/25V
 

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MEQ-732A CPU P.C. Board
C307 100uf/10V
C309 100uf/16V
C310 100uf/16V
C311 10uf/16V Low Leakage
C312 10uf/16V Low Leakage
C319 22uf/25V
C322 1uf/50V
C326 1uf/50V
C327 22mf/5.5
C329 2200uf/6.3V
C334 10uf/25V
C335 2.2uf/50V
C336 22uf/25V
C337 22uf/25V
C340 4.7uf/25V Low Leakage
C343 1uf/50V
C344 10uf/25V
 

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Power Supply P.C. Board
C751 1000uf/35V (D)12.5mm X (L)27.5mm Max
C752 1000uf/35V (D)12.5mm X (L)27.5mm Max
C753 10uf/25V
C754 10uf/25V
C755 1uf/50V
C756 1000uf/35V (D)12.5mm X (L)27.5mm Max
C757 47uf/25V
C758 1uf/50V
C759 47uf/35V
C765 47uf/25V
 

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PB-731 Backup Power Supply P.C. Board
C701 0.01uf/250V MF(10mm pin) Maybe replace with WIMA 0.01uf/250V
C702 0.47uf/50V
C703 2200uf/25V (D)17mm X (L)38mm Max
C704 1uf/50V
C705 100uf/25V
 

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AV-733 Video P.C. Board
C251 100uf/16V
C252 100uf/16V
C253 100uf/16V
C254 47uf/10V
C255 470uf/16V
C256 470uf/10V
C258 470uf/10V
C260 470uf/10V
 

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SP-731 Speaker Terminal P.C. Board
C651 47uf/16V
C652 47uf/16V
C654 0.47uf/50V
C655 47uf/16v
 

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TON-732A Tone Control P.C. Board
C401 2.2uf/50V Low Leakage
C402 2.2uf/50V Low Leakage
C407 10uf/16V
C408 10uf/16V
C411 10uf/16V Low Leakage
C412 10uf/16V Low Leakage
C419 1uf/50V
C420 1uf/50V
C423 22uf/25V
C424 22uf/25V

2nd Picture is Op-Amp...Maybe replace with OPA2134PA
 

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FL-733B Display P.C. Board
C201 4.7uf/25V
C202 47uf/10V
C204 0.1uf/50V
C208 220uf/10V

C202 is under the Display. The display can be lifted up (Tape on both ends) to remove cap. I would then install cap on other side of Board.
 

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Capacitor P.C. Board
C801 10000uf/120V (D) 45mm x (L) 88mm MAX
C802 10000uf/120V (D) 45mm x (L) 88mm MAX
C803 10000uf/85V (D) 35mm x (L) 88mm MAX
C804 10000uf/85V (D) 35mm x (L) 88mm MAX
 

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