Old Broken Receiver - What to do with it.

astropuppy
astropuppy Posts: 33
edited January 2007 in Electronics
I have an old Pioneer SX650 with one side not working. By the black spot, I believe the output transistor is blown on the non working side.

Anyway, my question is what should I do with it. It seems kind of silly to just toss it in the trash. Is there anybody who collects these things for parts? Or is there anybody who repairs these antiques for cheap? I really don't want anything for it, just think it deserves better then a land-fill.
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited January 2007
    Throw it in the trash.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited January 2007
    It would probably cost more to fix than to just get a new one. Trash it.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited January 2007
    Power pupply ? .......pweeese !



    not being a pwick....just thought id waz punny....dats all...!!
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited January 2007
    http://audiokarma.org is the place to unload it for preservation sake. You won't make anything on it, but they love that kinda **** over there.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
    edited January 2007
    Or put it up on Ebay. Someone's always paying too much for stuff there.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited January 2007
    or, if it's in good shape otherwise, and you like it, you might get an estimate from a local repair place. I've had a couple of non-working Pioneer and Marantz units fixed and my local shop was pretty reasonable. If the cost estimate is high, the previous posts have given you some options.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    get it looked at at least if it's in good to above condition.. i imagine it's silver faced Pioneer. there are people who like to restore the silver Pioneers.. while that model may not be worth much.. i agree.. it doesn't belong in a trash can/land fill.

    I"m all about recycling used vintage stereo gear.. I know there's not alot of fans in here of Pioneer gear... and that's to bad.

    post it in here. http://audiokarma.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=90
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited January 2007
    Why not put it up for Karma here? I would love to win it and figure out how to fix it.
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited January 2007
    Built in '77-'79.

    Worth about $46 used -retail

    about $20 wholesale
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  • astropuppy
    astropuppy Posts: 33
    edited January 2007
    DaveMuell wrote:
    Why not put it up for Karma here? I would love to win it and figure out how to fix it.

    Not sure what Kama is here? But you can have it for postage. I just wanted to keep it out of the land-fill. It's been my garage rig for years so it's very (dusty) dirty, one - stereo - light is burnt out and as I stated earlier one channel is gone. The cabinet is good (dirty) shape. You can email me here: astropuppy AT hotmail dot com
    Be sure and put SX650 in the subject. Else I may whack your email.

    I did electronics in the Navy a long time ago. An old Navy buddy told me it is probably the output transistor; Which nowadays is pretty inexpensive. However, I can not help but ask what made the output transistor go? That is the real problem that needs to be solved. For all I know the output transistor may of just failed from age. I know for a fact lights are available. As someone stated there's a whole legion of retro Pioneer people out there.
    Power to ya if you want to attempt to fix it. I'm game to sending anywhere other then a land fill.

    Mike
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  • astropuppy
    astropuppy Posts: 33
    edited January 2007
    Mike682 you sure of your dates? I could swear I bought it in late 76. I may be very wrong. I'll have to look for the receipt.

    Bought in Charleston SC, packaged with a pair of Lyric speakers and a Technics SL-23 turntable. I remember the night (not the year) I bought it because I just couldn't afford the Marantz with the sexy FM Tuner wheel.
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited January 2007
    astropuppy wrote:
    Mike682 you sure of your dates? I could swear I bought it in late 76. I may be very wrong. I'll have to look for the receipt.

    Bought in Charleston SC, packaged with a pair of Lyric speakers and a Technics SL-23 turntable. I remember the night (not the year) I bought it because I just couldn't afford the Marantz with the sexy FM Tuner wheel.

    According to the bluebook. I just entered the model # and got the info
    Receiver: harmankardon AVR235
    Mains: polk R30
    Center: polk CSi3
    Rear Surrounds: polk R20
    Subwoofer: polk PSW404
    DVD: Panasonic DVD-S29
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2007
    yup.. built from1977 to 1979 35wpc

    Astropuppy, in here we have what's called a Karma give away for the members. it's very simple and everyone gets a fair chance to "win" the item up for karma

    How it works.. you have an item you no longer want or need. You place a pic of the item in the clubhouse thread.. and you as the giver can set up any parameters you like for how the karma is offered.

    for example.. I may have a 2 meter Kimber Hero interconnet that i no longer need or want. I start a karma saying this.. and place whatever guildlines i want, since i'm the giver away-er.

    Say.. i mention the karma is only for people who have above 200 posts in here, and the karma ends next Friday at midnight.. that way.. everyone who has over 200 posts is eligible to enter to win the freebie. You then draw a name out of a hat once the karma is over..and that lucky winner gets the item for free. The person offering the item pays for shipping. so be careful what you put up for karma.. as a amp or receiver would be expensive to ship.

    that's it.. al
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  • wwblevins
    wwblevins Posts: 12
    edited January 2007
    Use it for target practice. It's a lot more "visual" than plain-old paper targets!
    Forty or fifty rounds of 10mm before it becomes unrecognizable!
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  • Refefer
    Refefer Posts: 1,280
    edited January 2007
    wwblevins wrote:
    Use it for target practice. It's a lot more "visual" than plain-old paper targets!
    Forty or fifty rounds of 10mm before it becomes unrecognizable!

    Huh, just noticed you and I are from the same neck of the woods. Where do you live by?
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited January 2007
    astropuppy wrote:
    Mike682 you sure of your dates? I could swear I bought it in late 76. I may be very wrong. I'll have to look for the receipt.

    Bought in Charleston SC, packaged with a pair of Lyric speakers and a Technics SL-23 turntable. I remember the night (not the year) I bought it because I just couldn't afford the Marantz with the sexy FM Tuner wheel.

    According to the Silver Pioneer Reference site:

    SX-650

    SX-650.jpg

    The SX-650 the follow-up model to the SX-636. It was introduced in 1976 and manufactured through 1977. It was distinguished by the silver AM/FM analog tuner dial that was the mark of Pioneer receivers in the "50" series. Pioneer was able to keep the price at $300, having a more than adequate 35 watts per channel, RMS.

    This site is usually very reliable. Probably more accurate than the Blue Book in this case.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,020
    edited January 2007
    It would make an awesome looking curb-stop in your garage.:p :)
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,844
    edited January 2007
    Just because it's old doesn't mean it's junk. I would have to go with danger boy and tell you to head over to audiokarma.org with it. Look up a guy named Terry DeWickt there. He's a wizard at repairing this stuff and while it may not be "worth it" to fix it to most people, some people have the nostalgia to want to do it. Terry has fixed a few pieces for me and a few friends that I couldn't tackle due to improper tools. He's reasonable and he's very good. He'd also be able to tell you if it was REALLY worth it to fix or not.

    As for your dmagae, just because an output transistor is blown doesn't mean that that is what is causing the problem. It may have a blown diode stuck open or a faulty capacitor or even a power transformer that has seen better days that caused the transistor to blown. You reall need a good multimeter and alot of patience to test continuity across every lead of every part in that circuit to find which one is actually bad.

    If you have sentimenal attachment to the unit then you need no other excuse to get it fixed in that you just want to fix it. So do what you will but you are almost guaranteed that someone at audiokarma.org will pick it up and even if it's broken, they will give you a good price for it.
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  • Monster Jam
    Monster Jam Posts: 919
    edited January 2007
    Booster Seat.
    Do you hear that buzzing noise? :confused:
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  • wwblevins
    wwblevins Posts: 12
    edited January 2007
    Refefer wrote:
    Huh, just noticed you and I are from the same neck of the woods. Where do you live by?

    I live by NOVA, off Wakefield Chapel.
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  • astropuppy
    astropuppy Posts: 33
    edited January 2007
    Certainly some great ideas. I'm going to have a local gutair amp repair guy look at it. I really like the booster seat idea.
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