Redlight of Death Repair

[hawaythelad]

Could you pm the details of where you got yours repaired as well

[eattheliving]

well guy's mu vu duo finally gave me the old red light after 4 glorious years.

Followed the tut and also paid a vist to maplins...... the bloody capacitors have gone up to 59p each

joking aside tut was spot on and my machine is now happy again.

just one word of warning.... the solder on the MOBO is a bitch to shift and did take some time, even with a 60w soldering iron.

thanks again

[timofee]

It is easier to snip off the old capacitor, then solder the new capacitor to the old legs.

Might not be the best looking repair, but it does the job just as well.

I think that was mentioned earlier in this thread, but as the thread is now over 100 post longs, the old post that mentioned that is hard to spot.

[Walt]

If a job is worth doing then do it properly.

[timofee]

The problem is that people who are not skilled at soldering can damage the board by trying to unsolder the old capacitor.

It removes all the risk by using the old capacitor legs.

[casuk]

The problem is that people who are not skilled at soldering can damage the board by trying to unsolder the old capacitor.

It removes all the risk by using the old capacitor legs.

I done my duo the same way its was a mess of a job but held and works i did take the board out to remove legs but my iron wouldnt melt the solder

[jonthesatman]

hi guys having just purchased duo from ebay ,had look inside and there is a date on the inside of the casing ..says 2012 ,,looks like 3 ish years old and its had some issues ..freezing ,slowing down etc ..some times it locks up..so would these be symtoms of the capacitor etc finally giving up?,i have orderd the parts anyway , thanx for any replys ..

[casuk]

Doubt it, if it fails it will just stay on a red light on the front, the duo is slowish and low flash memory, try swap manager it could be as simple as that or try another image, they are a solid machine

[jonthesatman]

hi m8 ..thanx for reply can you give me more info .on swap manager ..? not to bad on linux boxes ..i think i know what i am doing ..lol.. but not sure on ..swap manager . thanx for any reply ..

[casuk]

Press blue, vix, swap manager create a swap of 256mb and activate it, im not infront of my box but its somthing like that

[Walt]

hi guys having just purchased duo from ebay ,had look inside and there is a date on the inside of the casing ..says 2012 ,,looks like 3 ish years old and its had some issues ..freezing ,slowing down etc ..some times it locks up..so would these be symtoms of the capacitor etc finally giving up?,i have orderd the parts anyway , thanx for any replys ..

Take the top off and have a look at the caps, if they're flat on the top then you're fine. If they're bulging then the caps are on their way out and need replacing.

[jonthesatman]

thanx ,,give it try ..the box is genuine .came from wos ..with 320 g, hd ,possible I have set it up wrong ..thanx for reply ..

[eattheliving]

hi guys having just purchased duo from ebay ,had look inside and there is a date on the inside of the casing ..says 2012 ,,looks like 3 ish years old and its had some issues ..freezing ,slowing down etc ..some times it locks up..so would these be symtoms of the capacitor etc finally giving up?,i have orderd the parts anyway , thanx for any replys ..

Hi jonthesatman,

my duo just re booted and said starting on the front screen. Didn't move off that, then after a hard reboot the red light came on and stayed on.

all fixed now though

cheers

[quasistatistiek]

I just replaced the C807 and after that my box Vu + duo started again.
Only to work on the 28.2 channel. If I turn on a HD channel 23.5 my box freezes or restarts.

Mostly direct a few seconds after but I did see a channel for 2 minutes...



If I put my dish on tuner 2 which is not set up but looped to A I can turn it on the 23.5 channels
Just of course no picture.

But if I go to menu and try to set up the tuner it freezes again

[rctempire]

Just for peoples knowledge.
Maplin have changed the 200µF to a 220µF.
Part Number is still VH41U £ 0.59

Also the Link is - http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/220f-16v-8...apacitor-vh41u

Thanks.