VU Duo Red Light

[portbhoy]

Beside right hand corner of the HDD in that photo theres 3 in a row you want the one nearest the drive.

[SGTFlipFlop]

Yeah port that is the one that has the number on it

[satsmo]

It's beside the three regulators, (which if the cap change doesn't work will be the culprits,but that's a whole different problem in itself), sorry but I cannot get down to the level required in the pic to be 100% sure which exact cap it is.

But I gave the name C807, so any tech can pick it out once they have the board in front of them.

[cactikid]

did i hear they are positive and negative legs ,curious if the box has surge protection fitted ,i remember the good old sv1 boxes and caps issues.best of luck m8.

[satsmo]

Yes a capacitor will have a positive and negative side, just make sure you follow the alignment correctly which is indicated by a line on the side of the cap.


Here is a full picture tutorial, (thanks to al3z77), on where the cap is and how to replace it:

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Follow the link to the first pic and then scroll through the next 13 images, on the right hand side click next..

[SGTFlipFlop]

Will be doing this at the weekend, Can it be soldered inside the casing or does the board need to be removed completely?

[satsmo]

Better to desolder out of the case with a solder sucker from under the board. However,you can do the job without lifting the board off the back plate if you use a thin solder tip but take care not to damage the solder tracks. Use a small long nose pliers to lift the cap if you are not using a solder sucker.

[SGTFlipFlop]

Not me doing it, I have no knowledge whatsoever about this work, I'm hoping the guy does

[dell_xps]

Was it an original Vu power supply m8 ?, as a clone power supply will not work an original Vu :-)
HTH

[digicon]

Was it an original Vu power supply m8 ?, as a clone power supply will not work an original Vu :-)
HTH

Thats a turn up for the books EH! dell an original Vu Duo with a faulty power supply and not a clone in sight it happens to the best of them

[dell_xps]

Happened to my original Vu Duo m8, power supply went, red light of death, new power supply, sorted.
And still wouldn't have a clone, even if you paid for it.... :-)

[SGTFlipFlop]

Tried several power supplies, Even took one out the Sky box and my printer to test and it didn't work, Same red light top corner

[dell_xps]

Are you meaning the cable to the back of the box m8 ?, the power supply is inside the box totally different, that is what will have went.
HTH

[DOUGALMCD]

Did you try replacing the cap and do you know anyone with original duo that you could swap psu inside box to see if that works.

[SGTFlipFlop]

Not yet and no, will try replacing the cap this weekend if that doesn't work will look at the PSU