How I refurbished my first receiver (Marantz 2245)
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Bunty2
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But he may want to charge a lot of money for a recap. I recapped my Kenwood KT-8300 tuner and Marantz 2235B and found it fairly enjoyable and they went well. But I had experience soldering before. And it does take time to make sure you know what you're doing.
CosmoK
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I think all DIY projects are like this, whether you're working on your car, brewing beer, fixing plumbing, etc. There's only so much time in the day, and the savings don't add up until you've already got all of the tools and parts. For these reasons, I take my car to a mechanic, even though I'd like to do some work on it myself. But, for whatever reason, I just had to do the 2245 re-cap myself, and I loved doing it.
But, I agree with Bunty2 that you can save money doing it yourself. To add a little more perspective on cost: the soldering iron and DMM were ($100+$150=$250), but it looks like you could get a functioning setup for $75. Also, I just guessed the total cost of knick knacks as $400-$250=$150, but you really ought to budget it out yourself (1lb solder = $30, contact cleaner =$10, hook up wire = $10, etc.).
I followed up this project by re-capping a 2285B for $115 (literally the price of the LEDs and capacitors), which went faster and was easier, even with the "filter cap stuffing" (http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/in...repair-2285b-dual-section-caps-failed.281050/).
Lastly, I wouldn't worry about a lack of soldering experience, with a little practice on my alarm clock I felt pretty competent. You can definitely feel when solder is flowing just right. Although, I did periodically stop and look up tricks like the one mentioned by rBuckner, where you add solder to desolder.
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CosmoK
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Look for the "I was adjusting the amp bias and the probes slipped and smoked arose from the board, now what do I do" threads!
Ha, I'm just noticed that these threads are a common feature on audiokarma!