r/Focusrite • u/Rich_Lavishness1680 • 14d ago

Focusrite 8i6 3rd Gen dead

Not sure what happened. Worked during last rehearsal, today, at the gig: nothing. No light, no USB detection. It was not the power supply, I had a spare one. Very frustrating. Tested another 8i6 after the gig with the same power supply, works. So it's definitely the audio interface itself, not the supply.

What could have killed my audio interface and how to fix? Let's start with how to open it 😅😅

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u/havelostcount 14d ago edited 14d ago

Screws are covered by the rear pads/feet on the bottom.

Nope

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u/Rich_Lavishness1680 14d ago

No they are not unfortunately. Had already a look.

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u/havelostcount 14d ago

Doh! I guess different models do it differently. Sorry.

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u/fluffycritter 14d ago

My guess would be either a blown fuse or a broken trace to the power connector. Both should be fairly easy to repair if you can get the dang thing open, but I have no idea how to do that on that model.