need some help with a receiver going into protect mode ..

[stan2]

thx.. i haven't unplugged; just turned it off for a few min. it always starts back up fine. maybe unplugging would reset something? as for de-dusting... haven't done that, but worth a try. i just wonder if there is some weak link in the internals. bad cap or something.. but i'll try your suggestions this weekend. if not that, there are a couple service centers in town.

[JSE]

A couple of suggestions,

- check for phase

- make sure no stray copper strands of wire are creating a jump between the speaker posts and receiver post.

- check for damage to any and all cables.

JSE

[bjornb17]

A couple of suggestions,

- check for phase

- make sure no stray copper strands of wire are creating a jump between the speaker posts and receiver post.

- check for damage to any and all cables.

JSE

i was going to suggest these as well. I would say that the stray copper strands could be a likely cause.

in addition to those, are you trying to power speakers that have a lower impedence than what your receiver can handle? For example: 4 ohm spekaers on 8 ohm receiver?

[shokhead]

Would a stray strand make it shut down or just sould like crap?

[Geoffcin]

Would a stray strand make it shut down or just sould like crap?

You would be shorting the amps terminals. I did this once on a 400watt amp, luckily there was a 8amp fuse that fried first.