How do I diagnose this motherboard?
Hi, I would like to repair this Alesis SR-16. I powers on but there is only a slight display output, the LCD somewhat illuminates but it does not display any characters. When I plugged it in for the first time, it displayed some gibberish however. There is also no sound output.
I do not have any experience with repairing a motherboard like this and would there appreciate your help.
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I also made sure to use a 9V AC power supply.
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 pnsjke crwdne2934271:0
@epnskj277 yes, symptoms like this are usually related to the power rail. Can you take a more focused picture of the 3 blue capacitors and the area of where the power jack is? It could be related to a bad cap(acitor). Also, try a factory reset
1. Power off the SR-16 by disconnecting the power adapter.
2. Press and hold the "ERASE" and "PLAY" buttons simultaneously.
3. While holding these buttons, reconnect the power adapter to turn on the SR-16.
4. Continue holding the "ERASE" and "PLAY" buttons until the display shows "FACTORY RESET."
5. Release the buttons and press the "STORE" button to confirm the factory reset.
6. The SR-16 will now reset to its original factory settings.
Looks like the SR16 has a 9V and a 12V version. Double check which one you have. Also, make sure that your 9V power adapter outputs 1amp (1000mA) or more (if yours is a 9V version).
Even so there is no exact data available on which one is the 12V version, it appears that those before 2012 were 9V and after 2012 are 12V
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@oldturkey03
I think that I already tried to factory reset it a few weeks ago already. I already double-checked that I used the right power supply.
The capacitors also do not look damaged to me. However, I noticed that there is a lot of corrosion but I do not know where it could come from.
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I just checked the resistance of the capacitors and two of them charge until 2000 kΩ and then reset. The other one is somewhat charging but very slowly. Should I therefore replace them?
crwdns2934271:0crwdnd2934271:0 pnsjke crwdne2934271:0
I still have not resolved this issue and it would be great if someone could suggest another solution.
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