eurovox max blue packed in

[ma64]

hi all, my eurovox blue has eventually packed up. if i tell you whats happened to it maybe someone can tell me if its repairable or if i need to sling it and get another one.it started about 2months ago when the numbers on the lcd display started flickering madly and the red,green and amber leds started doing the jig as well!! the box was still working fine in all ways even with its disco dancing display, but just suddenly stopped last weekend.all you get on its display now is the 2 green dots on the time display and nowt else,not even the leds.and nothing comes thru to the tv at all,the tv doesnt even detect the box is there,any help will be much appreciated,many thanks, M

[shaggy_s]

Hi,

Sounds to me like the power supply board has packed in.

If you are good at soldering you can check for blown capacitors as this is usually the problem and replace them.

Otherwise you can buy a new board resonably cheap from fleabay or other places. And they are straight forward to fit.

[mtv1]

its worth a try to reflash it m8 before you chuck it m8 never seen anything like that before

[chic.]

open it up and look at the caps on the power board see if any are leeking or bulgeing esp the c14 cap

[ma64]

hiyas ive opened it up and i cant see any leaks on the caps although one of them seems to have a slight bulge on the top.which one is the c14 you mentioned?

[ma64]

ive just found the c14 and it is the one thats got a bulge

[satsmo]

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.

[ma64]

thanks for your help folks,is it easy enough to get these caps. or even a complete powerboard?

[chic.]

yes as satsmo has said go to maplins thay are easy to replace but make sure the white/gray line faces the same way as the rest of the caps

[bvilleuk]

thanks for your help folks,is it easy enough to get these caps. or even a complete powerboard?

No Problem -- and power boards are for sale on Fleabay -- Don't dump your BLUE -- it's only just getting run in [I know - I am that Man!!]

There's life in the good old blue yet -- unless you feel like parting with ?180 for a ex7000HD

BLUE RULES!!

[ma64]

thanks for all your help folks,really appreciate it. i'll let you know how i get on

[ma64]

hi again satsmo,ive just checked the rating of my c14 cap and it says 6.3v and not 16v which you quoted,have i had the wrong cap fitted all this time do you think?

[satsmo]

The blue Eurovox was first introduced in 2006 at the time 6.3V was the recommended value, but bad caps have been the main culprit for failure.

So as said at the time it was the correct value but since it was discovered that not only were bad caps used in production but that the voltage value needed to be increased. So hence the recommended increase to 16V 1000uf.

The blue box you have was probably the best box of the older Eurovox Max range. It had the best tuner by a mile and so is worth fixing.

[ma64]

thanks so much for the information,really appreciated,you folks really are a godsend!

[ma64]

hiya folks,just an update on my blue box problem.I've changed the c14 cap. and just like you guys said that was the problem.once again thanks to you all who helped me out,much appreciated,cheers,M