Almost free Marantz 4240, worth the $ to repair?

[tyella]

I was in the local record shop and chatting with one of the owners. We got to talking about hunting for records and gear and he pointed to this Marantz 4240. He said if I wanted something to tinker with, I was welcome to it. He ultimately sold it to me for $20. It's pretty rough. Headphone output works, but is a bit quieter than I'd expect based on volume knob position. Speaker output is totally non existent.

I found a couple of fuses blown in the output amp sections, but I'm also seeing at least 1 burned resistor and 1 capacitor that looks melted. The Dolby split shaft selector is also broken. That's just from glancing around, no boards have been pulled yet. I have no doubt that there are more problems. If I ever wanted to run this in my house, it would need a full recap at the very least.

Is this worth the effort, or should I just sell off the knobs, face and plastic bits? More specifically, is the $150 bux or more for caps, knob, resistors, transistors, etc. and a dozen hours I can expect to sink into this a reasonable investment? It would be fun to work on, but I'm not hurting for projects right now.

 

[wlhd1610]

The 4240 doesn't command the higher prices that the 4270,4300 and 4400 quads get.
Nonworking in rough shape maybe worth $100-150 ,probably worth more parted out.
If it's in nice cosmetic shape it might be worth repairing if you do the work yourself.
I always try to save Marantz units from being parted out if possible but the 4230/4240 just wont bring a decent return if you want to sell it later.

Bob

 

[blhagstrom]

I have 3/4 of a working one.
We should arrange a marriage,

 

[nolasally]

I would flip it on the bay whole as it will likely yield you a little less than parting out but with less hassle. My guess is it will sell for around 150 or so. U only are into it for 20.00. U could also list it in bartertown for 100.00 or so and someone here will buy it. I have never bought into the quad thing. Best of luck whichever direction u go with it.

 

[RossW]

I had a recapped 4430 in nice shape that I struggled to get $200 for.
For reference here is a 4240 on e-bay in nice shape with one channel out and it sold for $170:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/viintage-Ma...538513?hash=item1a1fac5991:g:yqkAAOSwcLxYJPdA

I think $100 would be about top dollar for yours.

 

[tyella]

Hmmm. I'll point my soldering iron at something else, then.
I will probably part it out, as bits are easier to mail than the whole shebang. Maybe 5 or 10 other units will be up and running using the various parts, so I won't feel too bad about it.