Last Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, I bought at FB marketplace a Yamaha rx-1030 for only $50 when the seller told me if it didn't work he will refund my money back. Today, Sunday, I was still having a trouble fixing this receiver. I bought different cords rca, hdmi, optical but to no avail I'm almost throw this beast. I called the seller earlier and I told him that this receiver didn't work and he refunded my money back... Later in the afternoon, I search here in RU-vid how to fix receiver with no sound and voila! I just brush the top board then it works!!! Thank you so so so much!!!
Okay, let's get this straight: you unplug everything, remove the top to show all the naked electronics, you find this one doo-hinky, and heat it up with a heat gun - right? I'm calling bullsh*t. Just another crank upload looking for attention and hits. But, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. I have this exact problem. Worst case is I'm no worse off than I was before. Still think your solution is bullsh*t but I'll give it a try. EDIT: I take it all back. I was wrong. I did it as you showed here - but heated the doo-hinky for a minute or so. And now it works just fine. I'm indebted to you, sir. You just saved me a couple thousand dollars. Thank you.
@@neighorizon-4190 Bro this guy went shitballs on you and then gave you the keys to his car. I mean, damn! LOL....I just want to know who hurt him in the past. Thank you for setting him on a path of healing!
@@failingup4907 I gave an appropriate response while referencing a path of healing (The first half of the comment is not humility, it is unproportionately harsh, while the second half is as we agree on, humility and humbled). I would hope this isn't his response to subjects he is less than familiar with across the board. If it is, that is where my reference of a path of healing comes into play. I apologize if my comment above from a couple months ago offended you and I hope you have a good rest of your day and peace to you and your family and friends.
To anyone who does this, take care of heating up the electrolytic caps nearby. They like to pop when they get too warm. Love seeing these simple fixes, have fixed loads of devices this way in the past. Good job!
Thanks a lot for this. Your clear video helped me to try and fix the sound issue I had with my Onkyo TX-NR515 A/V Receiver. For the last couple of weeks the sound only came up after switching the receiver off and on again several times. After heating up the DSP chip, the sound comes up immediately again, already for four days now!
12-12-23 Christmas Miracle... heated it once for 20 seconds and nothing. Let it all cool and tried again for 35 seconds. That did the trick. I wanted to find some flux but got impatient. Thanks
Hi, my 616 usually works fine but after using it for maybe an hour or two, the sound starts to distort to a very low volume. Sometimes changing to stereo and not using a DTS or Dolby Digital brings back some sound to the main speakers. Sometimes, changing to zone 2 or 3 also works. But then mostly the sound doesn't really come back properly. It may be very soft and very underpowered. Can your method work? Thanks.
So funny story, my uncle tried to fix my ONKYO htr390 and there was no luck, except I kept it running for quite a while until it got very hot, and it somehow reflowed! Gonna try this again!
Same her, fixed mine. Took 2 minutes of heating😂But then sound was back, hopefully it holds for a while. I heated mine A LOT, everything was really hot so maybe dont be to scarred to heat a bit more than 30 sec. 2 min on step 1 with a standard heatgun👍🏻
Good idea is to use tin foil screwed up to cover the area you don't want heating, so you can heat it more, also add some passive heat sinks. Not tried any of this yet mind, but I've repaired over devices with similar methods, such as games consoles, graphics cards etc.
Found it. It is on the flipside of the board. I disconnected the board and turned it. I found the chip, heated it up but no result. A couple of tries didn't work for me😢
The temperature of hair dryer may not be sufficient to soften the underfill material. However, I don't think that it worth the investment of a new hot gun, unless you have some other usage as well.
Thanks this worked for me. Unfortunately I think I heated it for too long as the front buttons are no longer responding nor is it working with the remote 😢
Thanks for this video. I have the same problem with my Onkyo TX-NR609. No sound and the speakers were not displayed on the front. I did the fix as you outlined and it started working again. I was very happy to not have to buy a new receiver. However when I put the case back on and put the receiver back on the shelf the problem has reappeared. I tried the same fix again, this time making it a bit hotter and pushing down on the chip until it cooled. It did not work this time though. The problem does seem to be the connectors on the DTS chip, as it worked initally, but maybe mine to too far gone. Do you have any other suggestions?
There are a couple of hundreds BGA joints. If only a few of them failed, this cure should help. However, you may have too many disconnections, which causes the cure didn't last long.
@@neighorizon-4190 Thanks for the reply. I have tried again and it seems to work while it is still hot from the heat gun, but then stops working again when it cools down. I will try and source a new circuit board, but as you said previously it may be expensive. Maybe a second hand receiver is a better option.
@@norbertrode It sounds like maybe a failed cap you caused to fail with the heat, now. Worth a test and look. That's what would happen if it was a failed one.
I have 3 onkyo.2 txnr646 and one tx nr 509. No sound with same issue. Contacted onkyo for any kind of help ,and replied no more support for these defected units.For me when i will afford to buy a new receiver ,sure no onkyo or pioneer.
It's definitely not a permanent fix, but mine is still working. The idea is to reflow the underfill polymer (100-150C) and press down the IC to make better contacts of solder balls. Maintain the pressure until it cools down.
Thank you for that very informative video. I have a TEAC AG-D8900 AV Receiver which I've had for 35 years or so. Suddenly the sound has been cutting out. At first I could get it back by just tapping on the side of the unit. Now however it is totally off. It is like the mute is on all the time, yet there's no way to "un-mute" it. Would you have any recommendations? It has been an excellent receiver after all these years. Thank you for any input you might have! John.
@johncunningham4902 If you can tap on the side of the unit and it starts working, that can only be a bad connection somewhere. Typically bad solder joints, which will need to be resoldered. Look for the tell tale sign of broken solder joints (a cracked ring around the joint).
OI have a Onkyo TX NR757 and out of nowhere I get a blinking standby light and it wont turn on at all and sometimes it will just come on by itself and then go back to the blinking standby light
Thanks for the video, works like a charm on a nr414. Another thing I noticed was that before the fix the Ethernet port was not working. Afterwards it worked again.
Those are the exact problems that I have. And despite several heating attempts of varying lengths of the dts chip, unfortunately no improvements. Is your Onkyo receiver still working?
I have problems with my Onkyo tx-nr838 with no eARC sound. When I connect something on the receiver it works well. But when the sound needs to come back from the HDMI eARC that's no sound. Do you know how to fix it?
My Pioneer SC-97 just started doing this about a month ago. Currently , no sound. I might have to try this. Must be a manufacturing defect on these HDMI boards. I just ordered a New Sony AZ5000es.. So we'll see what happens.
The DAC is the key element in the digital to analogue (sound) path. It is almost obvious if there is no sound out of all channels. In the case, that only a few channels fail, the faulty parts might be related to the amplifications.
Thx for the video! I hab the same problem and i fixed it with your tips. I've made a couple of tests with the temperature of the chip. The chip needs to be at 30° celcius to switch on. It will heat up by himself when you switch on the receiver, but it takes 5min. Then restart the receiver and everything is ok. Its the same at pioneer.
I have an older kenwood kr-v9030 and everything works great, but it has very low volume. Do you have any idea what to look for ? Should i try cleaning the pots ? Thank you
My Onkyo has a zone 2 which works but all my other speakers don't I believe I heard a clicking noise like an internal switch switching before it all stopped working except zone 2 speakers. My question is, Is this the same problem you are referring to?
@@jdmfl31 No, it's probably due to overheating:-} Cause could be quite complicated from power supply to amp failures. Have you checked for any shortage at the speaker binding posts? unplug all the speaker connections and reconnect carefully to avoid any kind of shortages.
@@neighorizon-4190 why does zone 2 still work it's super loud but it doesn't have any kind of dsp it's just plain stereo. Are there 2 amps in the receiver?
Greetings, I have an old TX-SR603 model that turns ON but no sound. This model does not have HDMI inputs and the board inside doesn't seem to have the particular chip. So I'm unable to do this simple fix as shown on video. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Great video.
I have an TX-NR609 with an already warranty-replaced DSP chip. I recently lost my sound, but I still get the speaker indicators on the front of the unit. Do you think it's still worth trying to reflow the DSP?
hi I have 609 also, with same issue no sound, as I observed the board where there are a lot of power transistors are really fired up its untouchble even there was no load. Is this normal for onkyo? Tks, will it work using a hair dryer..😅 Cheers
Is it possible without disassembling the receiver? I have same problem with my pioneer vsx-323-k. Only pro logic and neo6 via analog input is working. After 1-2 hours use, hdmi audio working but with some distortion and no audio after that
If it is going to trash anyway, but you're inclined to try something before so: Leave it plugged in and turned on running for a whille, then blow a hair dryer in the top vents for a bit to see if anything changes.
I have a 2.1 pioneer system. When I play a song the subwoofer doesn't work. I need every time to set speakers in the amp menu to make subwoofer works and after turning the amp off and then on it doesn't work again. Can you help?
I have an onkyo 616 that switches on but it doesn't do any sound at all from any input, not even the wireless.I have an onkyo 616 that switches on but it doesn't do any sound at all from any input, not even the wireless. Will this work?
I would like to see someone prove this by applying pressure, otherwise you may just be temporarily reviving tired capacitors to fix the issue for a short while.
I did apply pressure to the chip without success, not much though, just what the finger would allow me to, I tried heating it with a hair drier, it didn't work. after getting a proper heat gun, it did work, however, the subwoofer pre out still not working.
I have video and audio cutouts with pioneer av receiver. Could this be the problem too? Im using hdmi cable for 4k hdr. 1-2 seconds lost during watching movies than everything comes back again. This can happen sometimes 1-2 times in an hour or more.
Could be. However, I would also check the source and the cabling first, for instance, change a source player, an HDMI cable, or a different input on the receiver.
My onkyo HT-390 once worked with all the 5 attached boxes. But now only works with three of them. I'm not technical at all so have no clue what to change. Also, since using the sound system on my TV, steaming services like prime video and Netflix movies with dolby 5.1 don't work... So really no use of using the system. Which is just a waste... Can't find anywhere why this is an issue and if it can be resolved
@@neighorizon-4190 I have rz820, due to storm last night my onkyo sound is not coming. everything else is working fine .. its just NO SOUND. Service center mentioned something about amplifier to change.. Does this chip heating fixes the issues? or can we replace the board or the chip ??
Not sure about the problem. Normally related to the power supply. Unlikely to be the amplifier, as it should be show some error codes if the amplifier is not function properly.@@rasalerajesh
@@neighorizon-4190 i tried dimmer+power button, then tone button to see the debug mode.. none shows ??? I see alphabatical number.. service guy on phone says amplifier might needs repalcement. Do you know how to find part number and where i can buy it ?
I hate BGA chips... they are a poor design. There's NO way (except for using X-Ray equipment, to physically inspect that the solder process is going well when the board comes out of the reflow oven during manufacturing, and adjust the process if it looks shady. There could be a solder paste/stencil issue, an alignment issue from the pick and place machine, heater section out in the reflow oven, wrong temp, and so on, and a person will NOT easily carch the issue and fix the problem when they can't even see the problem to begin with. The other irritating thing about the design of these chips is a heat issue. The chip is hotter towards the center of the chip, and ends up warping the middle of the board underneath the center of the chip into a cup shape, and that ends up pulling on the solder balls in the center of it, and either creates cold solder joints, or pulls the solder balls right off the copper circuit pads underneath from the board flexing from heating and cooling. The edges of the chip stay cool enough so that the solder balls under it remain adhered, and the chip stays put, but it's under the very center few square centimeters of the chip where it gets hot enough to cause the board to cup from the heat, and the solder balls get hot enough to get to a semi-liquid state, and the joints pull apart or end up "cold" and high-resistance after they cool.
