Yamaha A/V receiver repair needed

[Dan the Man]

I have a Yamaha A/V receiver that is about 4 years old. There apparently is a problem with some type of thermal overload in the unit. After being on for 15-20 minutes it turns itself off. I have been able to keep it running by setting a small cooling fan next to the unit and maintaining forced airflow around it.

So the long and short of it is can someone recommend a place in the area to get it repaired? I am hoping the fix is simple and around the $100 mark or so. I would rather not go out and drop a bunch of cash this close to the Holidays just to replace something I already own. It's much more fun to buy something I don't already have......  Besides the receiver is fine other then this problem.

Thanks for the help!

[budda]

If you have a switch that goes from 4 to 8 ohms on the back of your unit. try it on 4 ohms. that may fix your problem. Have you added any speakers recently?:rock:

[Dan the Man]

No, nothing had been changed. I think this goes back to an electrical issue so heres the full story.

A few months ago there was a power transient and the receiver quit working. I disconnected it, had it out of the rack and then tested it. It started working again and I hooked it all back up. It worked fine for a few months and then now this.

I have everything running through a surge suppressor, but in all honesty its probably not a good one. I was thinking about buying a UPS and power conditioner for the set-up (especially for the TV cooling fan) but that's likely overkill.

That's the whole story. I would rather fix it, but if I need to I will buy a new unit.

[WPXE ION]

The Yamaha web site recommends Flanners in Brookfield. I'd call first to see if they can do it.

[Greg Oman]

We recently had our Denon repaired at Electronic Express and had a very positive experience.

http://www.electronicexpressinc.com/

They also appear to be Yamaha factory authorized.

Shipped it out on a Wednesday, UPS ground, insured for $600 and shipping was $18 out of pocket. They received it the next day, repaired it, and we had it back the following Monday.  Ours was under warranty, but you seem to have a pretty good fix on your problem, so you may want to send them a message and see if they can give you an estimate.

My experience with Flanners (prior to being bought by Colders though) was that they only service items that they sell. I had a real bad experience with a Sony ES receiver a few years back-- so like the previous poster says, call first. Just make sure if you didn't buy it from them, you ask that clearly.  Mine sat two weeks after I dropped it off, only to get that answer and the receiver back untouched(yea, I was upset about that.....) Maybe non-warranty would be different.

Greg O.