Well, a couple of weeks ago, my son had some buddys over and they hung out in the basement playing video games and pool. He had his iPhone plugged into my RX-950AX receiver through a mini plug / RCA cable, bass cranked all the way and played rap at high volume. I'm fine with him using the gear and I assumed that the Rotel would be smart enough to protect itself.
When I next went to use it, the left channel was out and the right sounded like poop. I took the cover off, visually inspected and checked the fuses. The only thing I saw that was obvious was some apparent leaking from the two main and three larger caps. I'm not an electronics expert, but I can use a multimeter, identify, solder and replace components. Is it worth trying to source and replace these caps? Other things I should check? This is a well thought of 50 wpc receiver that I'd like to save if it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I appreciate any input!
When I next went to use it, the left channel was out and the right sounded like poop. I took the cover off, visually inspected and checked the fuses. The only thing I saw that was obvious was some apparent leaking from the two main and three larger caps. I'm not an electronics expert, but I can use a multimeter, identify, solder and replace components. Is it worth trying to source and replace these caps? Other things I should check? This is a well thought of 50 wpc receiver that I'd like to save if it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I appreciate any input!