Can anyone identify this Eurovox? Please!

[awj]

Hi I am pretty new to this and would like to say thank you everyone on the site for all the info which has been such a help already.

I picked-up a used Eurovox Max (?) after seeing what you can do with them here. It was showing PEAA but was told it just needed the right fw flash.

I have trawled the site, looked at every image I found and followed-up every clue given but I still cannot get it right.

It should be a Max Red, but has signs of a clone (power board and inside of front panel).

I have tried all fws inc Blue clonesafe. Red, Blue and clonesafe all stay PEAA. v1 and v2 take it to ----.

When jtagging, Red would not go on at first, Blue went back to PEAA. Tried Red again, went on but PEAA. Gave black a go, after updating fw, it went to 0000 for a few seconds, then back to PEAA.

Any help would be appreciated. I have tried everything and spent hours trying to work this out.

If anyone can ID this it would amazing!

Thanks.

[satsmo]

Did you also try to flash it after/during a reset with the micro switch on the main board?

Are you sure its a Red, I cannot tell from the pic in regards to the tuner length.

[awj]

Hi, thanks for taking the time to help.

I tried resetting and not resetting before flashing (several times for each flash).

Sorry about the pic, I will put up a better one but the tuner def looks like it stops well short of being a blue/clone.

[satsmo]

No problem as long as you are sure its a red. Does it still have the Red TSOP on it after jtagging? And did you try another PSU from a working box, if you have one or could borrow one.

[awj]

Hi, the last jtag I tried was black as this was the one which seemed to get results.

I don't have another psu, could that give a PEAA error?

[satsmo]

I would not recommend leaving it with the Max V TSOP on it. Have you tried to put the Red TSOP back on and try another PSU?

PEAA is a protection error message when flashed with the wrong firmware or if you have a clone box and try to flash with genuine firmware.

However I have seen the same message come up on some reds with a faulty PSU or C14 cap. But you have done quite a bit of work to this box, so I would try returning it to its original state first.

[awj]

Thanks for that - I'll put it back to red and see if I can check the PSU somehow.

[satsmo]

You can check the correct voltage output with a multimeter. The correct outputs are marked on the PSU beside the molex plug where the ribbon leaves the PSU going to the main board.

[awj]

Is that even with a clone/replacement board because I tried checking for that and could not find any voltages marked?

[awj]

Hi, I have checked the voltages (taking them as G,3.3,3.3,G,7,12,5,5,22,G,30) and, if that is right the 7v and 12v are slightly high and, most significantly, the is no voltage at the 22v output. So, I take it I need to try a bit of fault-finding or change the board? (unless I got the ratings wrong).

I have just realised that there is no connection to the 22v, so it was never intended to be live and also, the connector plug from the psu to the tuner board has been shaved to fit in. So maybe the power board is fine, just the wrong one for the box?

Thanks for the help.

[satsmo]

Sounds like the C14 cap is faulty try replacing it. You can get a replacement at Maplins for less than a quid. You will need a 16V 1000uf electrolytic capacitor.

Maplin's Part No. is VH50E. Worth a try but as I said earlier you are better off bringing it back to its original bootloader also.

[awj]

Hi, I don't know if you can see from the pic but this is clone/replacement power board and might not even be for a Eurovox for all I can tell. I got a spare C14 cap, just in case but the caps are different on this board, I don't even know if there is an equivalent of C14 on it.

I could try subbing the psu for one sold on *bay but I think that's how this board got there in the first place.

(I just ordered one, so I will give that a go.)

[awj]

I replaced the power board and it still showed PEAA with red tsop and firmware. After a few minutes it died. I replaced the old power board and it is still dead.

Is it time to bury it?

Thanks.