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Then probably your box has no problem at all.
It is a known issue with all DUO's that it takes some time for the capacitors to discharge. That is the reason that 'instant rebooting' via the power-button never worked. Waiting for a minute or so (leaving the power switched off) is normally enough.
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Well after 3 1/2 years of faithful service my Vu+ Duo gave up the ghost last night with the dreaded "red light of death" problem. I tried the capacitor replacement solution as documented on many other fora but however no luck. I believe that replacing some regulators is the next step but my soldering skills are pretty basic and I don't fancy trying to solder a 6 legged component.
Does any know of anywhere in the Dublin area that could repair this box?
Have you tried one of the telly repair places?
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Yep I'm in the same position - the box has died 3 years to the day since I bought it!! Have ordered some capacitors from ebay and will try replacing the C807, but if this doesn't work, what are my options, given that like guffdaddy I'm not too keen on soldering 6 pin chips. Where would I go? Is this likely to be an expensive job? Is there any chance World of Satellite would buy back a not working box as px for a new one? Or do World of Sat do repairs themselves? Any thoughts gratefully received.
Be half full, not half empty. Many people have fixed it. Provided you do not switch it on again until after repair, you should be OK.
Good luck.
laserquest (27-09-13)
Well, I removed the motherboard, soldered in a new capacitor, and it works! Thank you so much world-of-satellite - this is the internet at its best.
Removing the motherboard looks more scary than it is - in fact it's easier to put back together than it is to dismantle!
abu baniaz (27-09-13)
Just done my original duo and it worked 100% thanks for the guide
Just repaired my broken down vu+duo as described here !
Didn't bother to take the motherboard out, but cut the old one out, and soldered the new one to the little pins sticking out...
Great & many thanks !
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3 years and 3 months and it went last night. Slightly different symptoms in that the box froze 3 times straight after I power cycled. When I waited 20s then switched back on again the RLOD appeared. Fixed with the capacitor soldered to the snipped legs of the old one. Thanks for the help.
Soldering to old pins or legs might be wrong approach but it works ... I did this myself.
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