NinjaFromNZ
Vu+ Newbie
Running OpenBlackhole (latest)
The (external) power supply failed and when I opened it up, I could see that it was burnt out - probably something in the STB is drawing too much current. I replaced the supplied 12v 5A power supply with another but not powerful enough (only 1.5A) and the box ran for another 3-4 days before the second power supply failed.
With a poperly spec'ed replacement power supply, when you power up the box, the LED shows the BlackHole logo for a few seconds and the hard disk runs, but the LED goes off and there is no TV output. The HDD continues running. The TV knows that the box is on as the screen goes from black to grey-ish and if the box is powered off, my TV won't even show that HDMI port as being selectable. I've tried reflashing the box, but since the LED is off, It's not possible to respond to the prompts as I can't see them. The illuminated buttons on the fron panel are illuminated and they flash in the normal way when you use the remote control
I've searched on the forum for known issues but the only ones I seem to be able to find are about the dodgy capacitors in some of the boxes that have internal power supplies. Since this box has an external power supply, this can't be my issue
The box is 13 months old so is out of guarantee and it's interesting to see that it's no longer sold by World of Satellite - the nearest equivalent is the Ultimo
I'm based in New Zealand and the thought of shipping it back to the UK isn't appealing, si I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions of what the issue might be or possible fixes. Even things to suggest a satellite/TV repairer might look out for would be appreciated.
The (external) power supply failed and when I opened it up, I could see that it was burnt out - probably something in the STB is drawing too much current. I replaced the supplied 12v 5A power supply with another but not powerful enough (only 1.5A) and the box ran for another 3-4 days before the second power supply failed.
With a poperly spec'ed replacement power supply, when you power up the box, the LED shows the BlackHole logo for a few seconds and the hard disk runs, but the LED goes off and there is no TV output. The HDD continues running. The TV knows that the box is on as the screen goes from black to grey-ish and if the box is powered off, my TV won't even show that HDMI port as being selectable. I've tried reflashing the box, but since the LED is off, It's not possible to respond to the prompts as I can't see them. The illuminated buttons on the fron panel are illuminated and they flash in the normal way when you use the remote control
I've searched on the forum for known issues but the only ones I seem to be able to find are about the dodgy capacitors in some of the boxes that have internal power supplies. Since this box has an external power supply, this can't be my issue
The box is 13 months old so is out of guarantee and it's interesting to see that it's no longer sold by World of Satellite - the nearest equivalent is the Ultimo
I'm based in New Zealand and the thought of shipping it back to the UK isn't appealing, si I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions of what the issue might be or possible fixes. Even things to suggest a satellite/TV repairer might look out for would be appreciated.