this is all Sony recvr's achilles heal IMHO. It's uncanny how many friends
and family have approached me (village idiot-EE) about their "2 or 3 yr old"
Sony recvr" having power or 'protector-light' issues. It starts w/heat xfer
issues and Sony uses this for planned obsolecence IMO.
The fixes above are great starts.....see Marko's post...that is where I
would start.

T
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My 5 year old Sony DA30 ES reciever has taken to having the overload
protector kick in when I turn it on. If I keep cycling it (which I
know is bad for it) I can eventually get it to kick in and then it's
fine. Any one have any ideas on a fix or what's causing it? I am
going to take it out of the cabinet today to blow it out since it looks
to be very dusty. Don't know if that could have anything to do with
it.

I know how to work a multimeter and some basic electronics knowlege
from my intro EE clases

Is a DA30ES een worth fixing if it's not simple?
Thanks for your help
Steve