My Amplifier Got Wet
43 minutes ago, MartinIAm said:Hey, I spilled some water on my Onkyo amplifier. I unplugged it as soon as it happend but I smell a burnt smell. I'm worried to turn it back on (in case something electrocutes me). Do you have any suggestions?
Open it up, leave it in a warm, dry place for a good week. Then check everything is dry, gently blow it with a hairdryer or something similar, then try and plug it back in, but get ready to pull the power just in case something is burnt out. Also check for black spots on PCB's and check the capacitors look fine when opening it up. Also put the amp in different positions when its drying out just to get all the water out. And dont go touching stuff when you open it up as capacitors hold charge, and touching the power supply is a big no-no
Edit: Make sure there are no speakers of any kind hooked up to it when you turn it on for the first time. You dont want to give them a high current DC signal or anything bad and screw them up aswell.
Edit 2 (ty to @TomvanWijnen) : Dont blow the hairdryer in one spot for a long time, or with high heat. Just enough to get the water to evaporate.
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