Mixer problem
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Posted on Jan 17, 2011 06:44 pm
Bleak
A small pie will soon be eaten
Member Since: Aug 26, 2004
Hey Lads,
I have a Behringer Urorack Pro RX1602 that needs reparing.
Basically, all but 1 channel doesn't work at all (no signal) and one channel just makes noise.
Now i'm now electrition but do you think it might be the capacitors?
The fuse is ok and there doesn't 'seem' to be anything wrong with the board.
I ask as i was thinking of replacing the capacitors myself?
Any thoughts?
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Tim NUh, at least one more time . . .Member
Since: Feb 07, 2007
Jan 23, 2011 12:04 pm It could be a capicitor--open it up and see if any are bulging out at the top. Also, you may just need to clean the pots with a cleaner spray. If you've never done this kind of repair before (the capicitor), I would highly recommend not trying it. Bring it in and have it evaluated. If it looks dirty or dusty inside, try the cleaning spray--it works, believe me. I've brought more than one Behringer unit back to life by simply cleaning it.
BleakA small pie will soon be eatenMember
Since: Aug 26, 2004
Jan 27, 2011 07:46 am Cheers Tim - None of the capacitor's are bulging as such. I'll try the magic Spray and see how i go.
Everything looks perfect inside but i may as well be inspecting O-rings on a space shuttle for all i know.
Tim NUh, at least one more time . . .Member
Since: Feb 07, 2007
Jan 28, 2011 11:50 pm Yeah, I know what you mean--actually, inspecting O-rings on the shuttle would probably be a breeze compared to inspecting a modern piece of electrical gear. For what it's worth, I tried to buy a new Behringer headphone monitor interface(?), and finally quit after the third one (!)--all's it did was hum and make loud staticky noises. This is brand new, right out of the box! So, Behringer definitely will put out a whole lot of defective kit. On the other hand, all the other Behringer gear I've gotten has worked quite well, including the old stuff. Anything I buy electrical, used, I plug in to see if it at least comes on, and then, always, take apart and clean. You have to, period. This includes several Adcom amps and pre-amps, the afore-mentioned Behringer mixers, and a few other amps. The older it is, the more likely you have to clean it up.
