[markmark]

Hello,
On a recent yard sale run, I came across a Yamaha 2020 receiver. It didn't work when plugged up. No lights, no meters moved, no nothing. Hoping it was just a fuse or something simple I brought it home only to find out that was not the problem. To make a long story short, I found a service notice on-line about "power switch problems". After hooking up a jumper wire with alligator clips from "here" to "there" to bypass whatever doo-hickie as instructed in the notice, I crossed my fingers & flipped the switch....... IT WORKED !!!!!!!!!   (15 minute happy dance).
My question is.... should I make my lucky repair permanent & solder it or leave it temporary so it can be fixed properly at a later time. (will I do more damage by the permanent bypass)?
Thanks,
Mark

[MGDeWulf]

What are the negatives associated with the "fix"?

Marty

[AVnerdguy]

Put a new switch in it for safety reasons. Doesn't have to be a Yamaha part - go to Radio Snacks and get a swith rated for 120VAC operation with the correct poles on it. You can mount it on the back panel if you don't want to mess up the faceplate.

[markmark]

First off, I"m new to this site & want to thank everyone for the help I've received lately. I'm not an electrician or anything close to one. I enjoy tinkering with old equipment & usually have extra parts laying around after I get done. (where did this screw go)? I try not going too deep into "repairs" to keep from doing more harm than good.
On this Yamaha....so far no negative side effects noticed(yet) but I haven't finished hooking everything up. The first time I put it back in the cabinet, I must have bound up the tuner string & broke it which was not as easy repair as it looked. Anyway, finally got everything back together last night, hooked up some speakers, & powered it up. It's working great. The on-off power switch works. I thought I was bypassing it but it works !!! (???) I haven't hooked up any other components to it yet & I'm a little nervous my results being too good to be true.
Thanks again,
Mark