Cloud ibox unbranded solo clone

[lombard]

Hi guys i revied my openbox s600hd last week and was having freezing issues due to the heat. so first i flash a new image (DreamboxUK_V2.1_VUSOLO) and inatalled a few plugins, cross epg, tsmedia, autobouquets. i have the crossepg data saving to internal flash with no problems and also have picons on the flash with no problems. i have installed a 50mm x 10mm silent fan and also put a fan grill on the case lid so there is no need to leave it off. now the box runs perfect with no freezing and runs really smooth and cool. anyone having freezing problems take a look at the pictures below and do the same and will solve any issues you may have.

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Hi, how is this running still ? you have it upright or just normal ? im looking to get fan like this, where did you get the screws from ?

Thanks

[lombard]

Limbard I removed the card reader and top grid and stays perfectly cool.

whats the top grid, i removed the card reader, have it up right, installed very latest vix 3.0 from official site with everything working, still dont like how hot this gets, any thing i can do without modding it alot, i see the 50 mm x 10 mm fans look better then the one included , might try one of them out

[preditor]

hi, i just received this, and fully set up. However it is constantly showing 0 signal on all channels and "tune failed", however the signal is perfect on my skybox f3.
Any help plz ??

[andyd123]

Lombard the top grid I refer to is the black grid that the card reader is attached to or in real terms its at the bottom.

My box is upside down ive attached a picture how mine sits and definetly no heat issues at all.cloudiboxsetup.jpg

[lombard]

Lombard the top grid I refer to is the black grid that the card reader is attached to or in real terms its at the bottom.

My box is upside down ive attached a picture how mine sits and definitely no heat issues at all.[ATTACH=CONFIG]207974[/ATTACH]

Yup got ya, i know they had the main board at the top to get card reader in, its just moving the heat to the top where there is no vents, if they could make one with mainboard at bottom, and bigger heatsink and cooler , think could have no heat issues then , this box for the price and running latest enigma 2 images, even better if make another with cooler running,

also anyone notice the adapter gets hot ? it seems same connection as dreambox adapter , its 3amp output, worth trying a DM800 adapter which is 2amp ?

i have ordered a fan from ebay, will give that a try
ExactCool 50mm (50x50x10mm Quiet 5,9dBA Case Fan) 3&4pin | eBay

at the moment i removed card reader, installed very latest VIX 3.0 and plugins i prefer setup, will now just test it see how stable it is , i have it standing upright and seems to keep it cooler, still not happy how hot it gets, worried for long term use

Thanks

[lombard]

Hi, i have it running now for full day no issues at all, i have it upright which does help alot with the heat, when touching the box it aint as hot as when was standing flat, its a good test as the weather is quite warm now , i do notice the adapter is quite hot , i have very latest vix 3.0 build running with all plugins loaded,

[fatalus]

As I wrote previously, my ibox would freeze randomly when I disconnected the card reader for cooling reasons. Ever since I connected it again, and having it out of the ibox to get some better cooling , I have not experienced any problem att all after countless hours!! Installed also a bigger 40mm fan inside and drilled some holes on the downside (which is upside now as I have it upside down). Does not get hot at all like this!

[lombard]

Mines froze when it was upright but after like 18hrs, now i have it upside down with cover off, with no card reader attached , i now felt the heatsink and its not as hot now, before it was very hot, this box got great potential , if only the revise it so doesn't heat up as much, anyone else also feel the adapter gets hot, it gets hotter then the one that comes with dreambox

or if anyone got some mods they done to solve the heating up

Thanks

[lombard]

mines been running fine since i have it upside down and with cover open, im gonna try doing some mod , i have ordered a 70mm x 10mm fan, plan is to have it on the underside of the door that you can clip off which had card reader screwed i removed that and want to screw fan on to that, and have fan blowing into the cpu heatsink,

StarTech.com Replacement 70mm TX3 Dual Ball Bearing CPU Cooler Fan: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

[lombard]

Hi, i got the 50mm x 10mm fan installed its better then the fan that came with it, blows more air and aint loud at all20130709_182725.jpg, still waiting for the 70mm x 10mm to arrive which i will be screwing into the bottom cover,

[lombard]

Hi, another update with fan, got a 60mm x 10mm fitted , it spins really fast so was loud, so from a PC fan i had, it comes with a connector which reduces voltage so slowing the fan, it worked great, still really good air flow and is silent , anyone know what this connector is called to reduce voltage , now i have the box the right way up and can feel airflow from both sides which is nice , i also heard they making a revised model of this which is slightly bigger , so hopefully sorted the heat issue

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[lombard]

Update after using with latest vix 3.0 , seems box lasts around 24hrs, then if next day i do anything, it can slow down and get vix logo loading on top left side, i can leave it for few mins and seems to sort itself out but can come back, so best to restart till around another 24 hrs or so, cant be a heat issue, so now i flashed in latest Openpli 3.0 and see how i get on with that

[botastejem]

So how it works with open pli 3.0?

[lombard]

Hi, , vix 3.0 seems to crash after a day or so, like if i try to do something vix image just keeps loading very slowly, i have since tried openpli 3.0 and been running 2 days without any issues so far

[botastejem]

Nice to hear that, keep us informed.