Receiver shutting down during high loads


I have a UK made Sherwood Newcastle R-925 receiver that recently started shutting down in surround modes (Dolby Digital and Pro Logic just for testing purposes) under high loads. It worked fine for years and now a gunshot, scream, etc seems to overload the system causing shutdown. As I am not a technician, what could be the problem? I like this unit and would like to have it repaired, but I'm not sure how pricey it may be...
donaldjstewart

Showing 1 response by elizabeth

If this is a new problem, I would 'guess' at a capacitor or several are damaged from age.
Replacing all the 'big' caps in it would do the job of making it as good as new.
(under $100, and if you can do it yourself solder decently, under $35.)
Nearly ALL problems with older amplifier stuff starts with bad capacitors.