Vu Clone Duo Blown PSU

[cactikid]

curious if your box has the internal water stain damage also,there are pics.on the other duo threads.

[zwarder]

Yes brown marks all over the top of circuit board, the solder side looks perfect though except for bad joints caused by the long heatsink moving about only a piece of tape securing it to the large transformer.
I have removed the 5L0565R from its sink & no thermal paste used anywhere.

[cactikid]

so another box with a short life then.heatsink is important and so is the fan working,whats next to go.

[meggiedude]

Looks like another classic case of orange juice being used as flux to me. Seen the film- got the tee-shirt.

I've now seen/owned two clone PSUs and have a genuine one.
The difference topside is obvious. One looks like it should and will do the job, the two clone PSUs look like they will last 5 mins.

Other boards aren't too bad on the clones, but the PSUs are of shocking (fnar) quality.

[meggiedude]

As an aside.

My prev clone would never move my motor. The genuine one will - reliably. Read into that what you will.

[zwarder]

Can anyone do me a favour & read the code printed on surface mounted resistor R05

[zwarder]

It looks like 100 to me but I am not sure

[kasimfida]

As an aside.

My prev clone would never move my motor. The genuine one will - reliably. Read into that what you will.

Hi Meggie,

I am having a similar issue... my motor sometimes stop moving... what did you do????? give up on it or any fix for it??

Kas

[cactikid]

he bought an original that does what it is meant to do,work,you pay cheap and end up paying twice.

[kasimfida]

gutted man,, wasted 180 for a krap box...shud hav stuck to my blade 7000s...works perfectly
but i lov the new stuff u can do with these boxes