Venton unibox HD2 Stuck on booting - Bulging Capacitor

[friendzi]

Hi.

I have a Venton Unibox HD2 which has been stuck on booting all weekend. After inspecting i can see a capacitor slightly bulging. Now i can solder a bit but im no expert to maybe change the capacitor or is there anywhere i could buy a new pcb to replace the faulty one, Hoping that will sort the stuck on booting issue?

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[abu baniaz]

Might be easier to take it to a phone/tv repair shop and ask them to do it for you. A new PSU will cost you quite a bit.

[friendzi]

Wold you say that capacitor is definitely faulty then? If so ill get it changed

[abu baniaz]

It is definitely faulty. It may be a better idea to replace all of them depending on difference in cost.

Good find by the way.

[sinky50]

These capacitors are quite easy to replace and cheap.use desolder braid to soak up old solder once heated. There is a line down capacitor to denote which way capacitor goes in so mark pcd to make sure you put it I right. Done this on a couple of tvs with 100% success.

[friendzi]

Luckily i have a pal who can do this, Just need to stump up the 70p for a capacitor lol

[friendzi]

UPDATE -

Changed the capacitor and the box booted straight away. Capacitor needed was a 1000uf 10v electrolytic.

Hope this helps someone in the future

[sinky50]

Well done, feels great to do it yourself Dosn't it

[ptl141]

Just has the same problem a few days back & all sorted (£10). I took it to a local PC repair shop. I fitted the 1000µF 16V 105°C Radial Electrolytic Capacitor from Maplin (74 pence). £10.74 not bad at all. Thanks.

[Larry-G]

Should have saved your self the tenner and soldered the new cap in place your self. Even with poor to no soldering skills it's a very east job to do.


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