Eurovox max V 2008 dead

[zander]

Hi, my eurovox max v box has just died on me. A message came up on my t.v. Telling me it had a fault and to return it to my supplier. I unplugged it, waited a while, then plugged it back in and nothing, not even a light on the display. Iv'e done this a few times and on the odd occasion i get an orange light on the display. Is it worth my while trying to fix it ( i assume it will need Jtagging of which i have zero knowledge ) or am i just as well paying 85 quid for a new one of ebay?

[young]

you will not get one off ebay now they have stopped it all they are still on but when you buy them it says that they have closed the auction ....

[zander]

Hi, I assume you have tried to buy one yourself to have found this out, or are you a seller?

[satsmo]

It needs to be Jtagged as you surmised. You can get a Jtag Kit from Mash at TMC here Tailor-Made Circuits costs £10 plus P&P. Comes with all you need and instructions. No need to buy a new box.

[zander]

Thanks satsmo, clicked the link and purchased the Jtagg kit.

[thered]

you will not get one off ebay now they have stopped it all they are still on but when you buy them it says that they have closed the auction ....

is this right theres hundreds on there

[zander]

It needs to be Jtagged as you surmised. You can get a Jtag Kit from Mash at TMC here Tailor-Made Circuits costs £10 plus P&P. Comes with all you need and instructions. No need to buy a new box.

Hi, received the Jtag kit this morning. followed all instructions on the skymax software. everything ok except the eurovox still does not power up. no lights on the display. Any ideas anybody?

[satsmo]

Did it erase and write to the TSOP?

[zander]

What is the tsop?

[satsmo]

The chipset. Did SkyMax erase and write successfully? I see you haven't received an answer elsewhere.

[zander]

Yes, erase & write were successful

[satsmo]

So there is power going to the EV as you used the VCC clip. And you have successfully Jtagged. The only other culprit could be the C14 capacitor on the PSU board.

I would erase and write to the EV again, sometimes it takes more than one attempt. After that look at replacing the C14 cap.

[zander]

Ok, i'll try that. I'm on my way to Maplins now. Thanks!

[satsmo]

Best of luck. But the message you got is usually fixed by Jtag but if thats not successful it could be the cap. I cannot see the PSU been at fault also, well hopefully.

[zander]

Maplins didn't have any C14 caps, so tried jtagging again. This time it says erase Fail! Things seem to be getting worse instead of better and i cant put up with the crap on basic virgin media channels much longer. Looks like a new box is the only alternative.