Hey guys, just got a 1065 about a week and a half ago. It had been working great for me up until this point. Today when I went to play a CD (have a Panasonic RP-91 hooked up to it, as well as a pair of 4 ohm Onix Ref 1 speakers) it made a loud pop and a little smoke came out of the front part of the unit. It also powered itself down. I waited a little bit before trying to turn it back on again, and this time it popped more and made more smoke. After looking under the hood, it seems that the amp stages are towards the front. Did I just fry the whole thing or is this something that can be easily fixed? I am really worried because this is something I bought off Audiogon and not locally. Any advice and suggestions would be helpful.
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Wow, that's a bummer Iningo.
I'm not an electrical engineer, so can't be of much help. When I've heard of problems similar to yours, some have suggested checking the fuses carefully to make certain that none have blown.
Before messing inside, disconnect it from the power. Wait at least a day or more before taking off the cover to allow any left over electrical charge to dissipate. Look for anything that appears to be burned, maybe a capacitor that looks like it exploded or split open. If it's just a fuse, it should be easy to replace, but the smoke is concerning. Also, check the solder points to make sure they're shiny and don't look burnt or dull.
Once again, I'm not a tech, so take everything I say with a grain of salt. As always, I'm hoping that more members will jump in to share their knowledge.
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Iningo I'd take it back to your dealer and have it service. Smoke is never a good thing when it comes to electronics and I find it inconceivable that its just a fuse
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PS great user name ;zx
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Andrew,
Will a dealer be willing to service something that was not bought from them? If that's the case, I will gladly take it in. I just didn't know how the Rotel dealers felt about serviceing used goods. Until then, I will be looking for the six-fingered man!
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Rotels come with 5 year warrenty so it should be covered. If you call the dealer he might suggest you go to who ever is the local service center for Rotel which would be fine. You should likely contact Rotels tech support as well in case they have a suggestion to try...at the very least Tim or Mike ought to be able to point you to the right service centre.
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Please let Rotel know if you agree with these issues I have. let me know if you think I am crazy!
My main problems with this processor is that when watching TV I change a channel the sound drops out! The 1065 seems to think about what signal is available when simply changing the channel.... -
I've found very little good information out there..
Here's some:
http://www.psihq.com/iread/strpelec.htm
From that page:
"Electronics grade power distribution panels have a number of primary differences from a standard electrical distribution... -
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I checked the back, and the dip switches were set to the off position. I power cycled it a number of times,... -
Like the RSP-1066/RSX-1055 the RSX-1065 also has some point that need to be enhanced or fixed.
The RSX-1065 has some flaws in decoding the sound format.
1) There seemes to be no difference in normal DD5.1 and DD5.1 EX sound. With both formats the RSX-1065 uses the CB speakers.... -
Hi everyone.
Last night I was playing loud in 5ch stereo mode, suddenly there was no sound. The receiver was very warm.
I have tried different inputs, factory reset and reconfiguration, but all speakers are dead.
It looks like everything else is normal, I can change inputs,...
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