vu duo not switching on

[asad5150]

i havr a clone vu duo for 6months and today it stopped working. i changed fuse but stil doesnt work. it smelt like something has burnt inside the box. i think the power supply has gone can someone tell me what the problem could be. thanks

[ekkostar]

Sounds like the PSU, known problem on both early and newer batches

[portbhoy]

Order a new PSU from Mixeshop around ?20 delivered.

[IAmATeaf]

Be a man and open it up and check out the PSU :) Look for either burn marks or components that have exploded, if unsure post some pics here.

[asad5150]

can the current psu be fixed?

[septicsmurf]

Depends on what's gone wrong with it and what your soldering skills are like.

[asad5150]

ok i dont knw much abwt them so il post image of it on here and my soldering skills are ok

[cactikid]

has anybody fixed them by soldering bits in,would think a board be the safer option.

[ekkostar]

You'd not be a man, you'd be a fool trying to solder caps on a 240v psu if you don't know what you are doing or know how to discharge some of them.

Just order a new PSU and be done with it.

[asad5150]

im going to give to my mate who know fixed psu he may be able to fix it if not then il get a new psu.

[asad5150]

also if i get it fixed or buy a new psu will it blow out again?

[cactikid]

quite possible as the build in clone boxes lately is a disgrace.

[asad5150]

this is pics of the psu

[asad5150]

got new psu put it in and box works now. any ideas how i can make the new psu last longer. if i switch box off when not watching will dat help?

[lombard]

got new psu put it in and box works now. any ideas how i can make the new psu last longer. if i switch box off when not watching will dat help?

lol that would be just luck, ya put it on standby when not used would be good idea, or even put it on deep standby, should be able to still record

[IAmATeaf]

From the pics it's quite difficult to say but there doesn't seem to be any exploding components on the PSU. What did your guy who knows all about PSUs say?

[potrobber]

this is pics of the psu


asad is them pics you posted pics of old psu or new one ?

i got some new ones on thursday and most of the caps is black instead of blue and there seems to be a extra little component on the new ones i got as well

here is pics of psu's i got

[asad5150]

pics are of my old psu iv got a new one now but thanks for letting me know

[IAmATeaf]

Looks like an extra capacitor, are there any numbers on it, just had a look at the pics I posted of my PSU and it doesn't have that extra cap although the holes for it in the PCB are there.

[potrobber]

hi m8

the only numbers on it is 473 if you look under your psu it has something in place where holes is and there is more elsewhere on underside of board but they are very small

[alec]

got new psu put it in and box works now. any ideas how i can make the new psu last longer. if i switch box off when not watching will dat help?

It is the heat that kills, extra cooling should help like an external fan. It seems these PSU's are operating at their maximum output.

[IAmATeaf]

hi m8

the only numbers on it is 473 if you look under your psu it has something in place where holes is and there is more elsewhere on underside of board but they are very small

Can you post up some pics if you don't mind of the diffs on the underside?

[asad5150]

problem again wiv psu now the box reboots every 30mins or so. think cheap parts were used in the new psu which i got about 2weeks ago from mixshop. can anyone on here fix my old psu as i dont want to waste any more money in buying a new one??

[potrobber]

asad did your new psu have the extra part like in the pics i posted

if not its not a new psu its old type psu all the new psu's are like in pics

the new psu's have been out for over a month now and anyone selling anything different than whats in pics is just off loading old stock

[asad5150]

just opend box to look at psu and yes it does have the extra part in it.