The display on one of my two TSX-130's died after five years of being plugged in, i.e., the display had been on continuously for five years (i.e., the unit was not unused in storage. My second TSX-130 had been mostly unplugged for over five years and its display is fine.). Prior to dying totally the display had become dimmer. The fix was to replace C63 and C64 on the power supply board. The factory Jamicon SK capacitors were replaced with Nichicon VZ series (part# UVZ1J220MDD1TD). The Nichicon VZ series has a higher temperature rating than the Jamicon SK series and should, hopefully, last longer.
...o There were a couple indications that C63 and C64 were defective:
......o The voltage between pin1 and pin4 (C63) and between pin2 and pin4 (C64) of connector W5 (top right of power supply board when looking at the back side of the board; pin1 is toward the right) was:
.........o 2.6VDC when the display is not working
.........o 5.8VDC when the display is working
.........o 6.6VDC per the Service Manual (but 5.8VDC is sufficient for a usable display)
......o The Dissipation Factor (d) of C63 and C64 was significantly out of spec (0.10 at start of life; 0.20 toward end of life). A DER EE DE-5000 revealed unacceptable d's of:
.........o C63: d = 1.779
.........o C64: d = 0.5
...o The Service Manual PDF is available at https://elektrotanya.com/yamaha_tsx1.../download.html.
...o To replace the capacitors disassemble the unit: see the SM for the special procedure for removing the CD cover plate and the opening the case (do NOT just remove the 7 bottom screws and attempt to remove the cover); disconnect all cables from the main board; removed both speaker boxes (each is secured by one screw); removed the main board (4 screws); unscrewed the CD assembly (4 screws; necessary in order to disconnect the cable which originates at the power supply board and connects to the board under the CD assembly). Alternatively, it might be possible to replace C63 and C64 in situ.
......o As I disconnected the ribbon cables from the main board, I wrote the connector number on the cable using a Sharpie. This is probably unnecessary because one cable is 20 pin and the other is 21 pin.
.........o The two longer ribbon cables (MF120350 and MF121350) described in the Service Manual work as described in the SM and are available from yamaha24x7 dot com for $19.65 ($3.75 + $7.50 + $7.95 UPS shipping in USA). It turns out they were unnecessary for this repair but I ordered them in case it was necessary to diagnose the display board itself. That would be impossible to do without these two longer cables.
......o Note that the cable “connectors” on the power supply board are not removable; you must disconnect at the other end of the cable. Except the connector where the AC power comes into the board -- that one is a removable connector.
...o So far the repaired unit has operated fine since September 2015. (The delay in posting this repair info on BadCaps is because this capacitor fix was originally part of my Amazon review. But the Amazon TSX-130 web page is now gone. Fortunately I had archived the review as a .doc.)
On a separate subject, some of the buttons (e.g., Vol+ and Vol-) on both of my units became unreliable (I rarely use the remote control). The original switches are Panasonic rated for 100,000 cycles. The problem switches were replaced with ones from the same Panasonic family but rated for 1,000,000 cycles: EVQ11K04K. All of the switches are the same and there are 20 switches per TSX-130.
...o There were a couple indications that C63 and C64 were defective:
......o The voltage between pin1 and pin4 (C63) and between pin2 and pin4 (C64) of connector W5 (top right of power supply board when looking at the back side of the board; pin1 is toward the right) was:
.........o 2.6VDC when the display is not working
.........o 5.8VDC when the display is working
.........o 6.6VDC per the Service Manual (but 5.8VDC is sufficient for a usable display)
......o The Dissipation Factor (d) of C63 and C64 was significantly out of spec (0.10 at start of life; 0.20 toward end of life). A DER EE DE-5000 revealed unacceptable d's of:
.........o C63: d = 1.779
.........o C64: d = 0.5
...o The Service Manual PDF is available at https://elektrotanya.com/yamaha_tsx1.../download.html.
...o To replace the capacitors disassemble the unit: see the SM for the special procedure for removing the CD cover plate and the opening the case (do NOT just remove the 7 bottom screws and attempt to remove the cover); disconnect all cables from the main board; removed both speaker boxes (each is secured by one screw); removed the main board (4 screws); unscrewed the CD assembly (4 screws; necessary in order to disconnect the cable which originates at the power supply board and connects to the board under the CD assembly). Alternatively, it might be possible to replace C63 and C64 in situ.
......o As I disconnected the ribbon cables from the main board, I wrote the connector number on the cable using a Sharpie. This is probably unnecessary because one cable is 20 pin and the other is 21 pin.
.........o The two longer ribbon cables (MF120350 and MF121350) described in the Service Manual work as described in the SM and are available from yamaha24x7 dot com for $19.65 ($3.75 + $7.50 + $7.95 UPS shipping in USA). It turns out they were unnecessary for this repair but I ordered them in case it was necessary to diagnose the display board itself. That would be impossible to do without these two longer cables.
......o Note that the cable “connectors” on the power supply board are not removable; you must disconnect at the other end of the cable. Except the connector where the AC power comes into the board -- that one is a removable connector.
...o So far the repaired unit has operated fine since September 2015. (The delay in posting this repair info on BadCaps is because this capacitor fix was originally part of my Amazon review. But the Amazon TSX-130 web page is now gone. Fortunately I had archived the review as a .doc.)
On a separate subject, some of the buttons (e.g., Vol+ and Vol-) on both of my units became unreliable (I rarely use the remote control). The original switches are Panasonic rated for 100,000 cycles. The problem switches were replaced with ones from the same Panasonic family but rated for 1,000,000 cycles: EVQ11K04K. All of the switches are the same and there are 20 switches per TSX-130.
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