Hello all.
I am a brand new member and I wish to be upfront and honest, I have joined because I have an issue with my long time owned and much used Humax Foxsat HDR.
I have never been a ‘modder’, the only things I have ever done are OTA updates and I replaced the HDD with a larger one.
The 2009 Foxsat HDR has suddenly started taking longer and longer to boot, and then when it finally starts there are no channels that have a signal (all the channels are still there but none work).
Hard drive seems fine, all of the recordings can still be watched.
I tentatively believe that the power supply has failed.
Both the physical sat dish and lnb are seemingly operating fine as they still supply the tv (directly using its own sat connector) with a good strong working sat signal which allows all channels to be watched.
I have read that the capacitors can fail on the smaller power supply board but despite my best efforts I cannot see a failed capacitor on the psu board.
Nor can I see the much discussed C12, C13/23, C14 capacitors on the board.
If I post a picture can anyone out there with far more experience than me kindly identify which capacitors should be replaced? And perhaps where to source them?
It seems that I have been very lucky with the lifespan of my Foxsat HDR and honestly I am of the opinion that a repair has got to be worth a go before spending a lot of money on a new hdr.
Regards
Brooksy
I am a brand new member and I wish to be upfront and honest, I have joined because I have an issue with my long time owned and much used Humax Foxsat HDR.
I have never been a ‘modder’, the only things I have ever done are OTA updates and I replaced the HDD with a larger one.
The 2009 Foxsat HDR has suddenly started taking longer and longer to boot, and then when it finally starts there are no channels that have a signal (all the channels are still there but none work).
Hard drive seems fine, all of the recordings can still be watched.
I tentatively believe that the power supply has failed.
Both the physical sat dish and lnb are seemingly operating fine as they still supply the tv (directly using its own sat connector) with a good strong working sat signal which allows all channels to be watched.
I have read that the capacitors can fail on the smaller power supply board but despite my best efforts I cannot see a failed capacitor on the psu board.
Nor can I see the much discussed C12, C13/23, C14 capacitors on the board.
If I post a picture can anyone out there with far more experience than me kindly identify which capacitors should be replaced? And perhaps where to source them?
It seems that I have been very lucky with the lifespan of my Foxsat HDR and honestly I am of the opinion that a repair has got to be worth a go before spending a lot of money on a new hdr.
Regards
Brooksy
