NO, don't throw it away whatever you do! Even if you can't fix it, you can still sell it on eBay as 'for parts or repair' and probably get $60 or more.
I have a good feeling that maybe your problem is the same one I had. I think you mentioned in your original post that you might have inadvertently used the wrong AC adapter(?). I think that's exactly what I did. I measured the voltage of the AC adapter that I had plugged into my unit when it died (a generic one) and it turned out to be like 13.5 volts, instead of the required 9 v. Normally this isn't a problem with most things, as they have voltage regulators built in which compensate. I didn't see a voltage regulator in my HT6000, so I theorize that the B1117 transistor fried because of it. I'm thinking this might be exactly what happened to you too. I'm thinking of adding a voltage regulator to mine, next time I'm able to get it apart, so this doesn't happen again. If I do, I'll write up a 'how to'.On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 2:24 PM, david w <therealdjdub@...> wrote:
thank you for the info! i really appreciate that, and as soon as i get the time to sit and pull everything apart, and grab a tester and iron, i will definitely take pics, might even bug you with a few more questions if you wouldnt mind....thank you again and hopefully i can fix this guy as i really do not wanna throw it away
On Thursday, January 2, 2014 2:45 PM, Tom Green <xman143@...> wrote:
-TomHere's a picture of the B1117 transistor: <http://www.datasheetarchive.com/photos/45.html> It's near the bottom of the page, labeled "2SB1117".That's what you're looking for. If it's fried, it'll be all black and crumbly, maybe split or bubbled. You'll know. ;-)