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Post by junchoon on Feb 16, 2022 11:27:42 GMT -5
My unit’s display gradually reduced brightness. Now I can’t see any display at all
Several email exchange with Emotiva seems to show the replacement part is not available, at least they don’t stock this part
Anyone can help?
Thanks
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Post by cawgijoe on Feb 16, 2022 11:43:42 GMT -5
It may not be the display itself. Assuming the XMC-1 is out of warranty, ask them what the cost would be for them to diagnose and repair.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Feb 16, 2022 12:55:17 GMT -5
Maybe finding an XMC-1 in a ‘parts only’ status and trying to replace it yourself would be a solution? (though you’d need to know the display wasn’t their problem too).
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Post by donh50 on Feb 16, 2022 13:08:54 GMT -5
A lot of monitors and TVs fail with fading displays because the power supply capacitors die over time. A good tech may be able to figure out if that is the problem. I have fixed an old TV and the display in our oven that suffered from bad capacitors. The oven I was able to figure out with the help of a friend who actually found a YouTube video; Amazon sold capacitor kits for our TV. We replace them in monitors and on graphics cards all the time at work (our servers and test PCs run 24/7).
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Post by 405x5 on Feb 17, 2022 9:25:05 GMT -5
UUGG! (I hope that doesn’t happen to me?!?)
I had that with my Sunfire Theater Grand II with the Unit lights fading into oblivion over time….never fixed it.
Fortunately, the OSD hung in there.
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Post by junchoon on Feb 17, 2022 17:19:20 GMT -5
From the replies looks like no lead to the spare part
But at least I see some of hope of repairing it
Will send the unit to a local repair shop hope it is just the power supply / capacitors issues
Thanks
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Post by donh50 on Feb 17, 2022 20:56:48 GMT -5
From the replies looks like no lead to the spare part But at least I see some of hope of repairing it Will send the unit to a local repair shop hope it is just the power supply / capacitors issues Thanks See if Emotiva will provide a service manual, or at least a schematic, to help out. |
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Post by 405x5 on Feb 18, 2022 8:39:27 GMT -5
I use full shut down rather than standby on the XMC1….
The main reason for this is the “ longevity long haul “….perhaps it will make no difference at all, but when I’m not using the thing, I want the least amount of what’s in there getting juice unless I’m there to see it and hear it.
So, it takes a bit longer to boot up, but MAYBE, I’ll get some extra mileage out of it as a whole, including the OSD.
It sucks, watching a component display fade into the sunset.
A interesting note about the XMC OSD just for fun and I have noted this in the past…..If you power off at 💯 percent OSD “brightness” the amber glowing power switch remains brighter after shut down, than if you power off with the display brightness at zero.
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Post by junchoon on Feb 19, 2022 15:07:20 GMT -5
The thing is I actually have a BNIB rmc-1 too Seeing that a crucial part like the display screen for xmc-1 is not stocked provide zip confidence for the future of rmc-1. Sigh.  |
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Post by 405x5 on Feb 19, 2022 16:38:25 GMT -5
The thing is I actually have a BNIB rmc-1 too Seeing that a crucial part like the display screen for xmc-1 is not stocked provide zip confidence for the future of rmc-1. Sigh. I understand how you feel. That being said, yours is the first I’ve read about (here) with a failed screen display. Mine is into its eighth year without a problem. I don’t believe it’s reason enough to jump ship on the RMC. Why still boxed? |
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Post by junchoon on Feb 20, 2022 22:53:18 GMT -5
The thing is I actually have a BNIB rmc-1 too Seeing that a crucial part like the display screen for xmc-1 is not stocked provide zip confidence for the future of rmc-1. Sigh. I understand how you feel. That being said, yours is the first I’ve read about (here) with a failed screen display. Mine is into its eighth year without a problem. I don’t believe it’s reason enough to jump ship on the RMC. Why still boxed? 1 40% discount card on RMC-1 2 no 4K display yet 3 no atmos yet 4 Xmc-1 still sounded awesome 5 emotiva has not solved the pop issue with DSD |
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Post by 405x5 on Feb 21, 2022 8:41:03 GMT -5
From the replies looks like no lead to the spare part But at least I see some of hope of repairing it Will send the unit to a local repair shop hope it is just the power supply / capacitors issues Thanks I do hope you make out with the OSD. If the processor otherwise functions with no issues it’s probably (1) capacitor on the board to the front end or (not likely) a loose ribbon connector. |
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Post by cheapthryl on Feb 22, 2022 6:33:21 GMT -5
Sigh. [/quote] I understand how you feel. That being said, yours is the first I’ve read about (here) with a failed screen display. Mine is into its eighth year without a problem. I don’t believe it’s reason enough to jump ship on the RMC. Why still boxed?[/quote] Mine went out last summer. I had a couple hundred hours with it plugged in. Most of that on standby. |
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Post by cawgijoe on Feb 22, 2022 7:56:54 GMT -5
Sigh. I understand how you feel. That being said, yours is the first I’ve read about (here) with a failed screen display. Mine is into its eighth year without a problem. I don’t believe it’s reason enough to jump ship on the RMC. Why still boxed?[/quote] Mine went out last summer. I had a couple hundred hours with it plugged in. Most of that on standby. [/quote] Did you get it fixed? If so, what was the problem? |
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Post by cheapthryl on Feb 22, 2022 8:41:38 GMT -5
I've done nothing. I haven't turned anything on in months. The menu still showed on the tv screen.
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