Is it not so that the display or wifi card or powersupply are the most likely to fail in a classic .
Run with as low brightness ass possible or screen off ,you might need it for setup some day . If the wifi card fails it can be removed and the classic still works via ethernet . 230V psu on an origianl SB3 is bit on the cheap side but they to can be replaced with aftermarket units . The power connector can get a bit loose , signs of loose contact or flaky psu is for if spontaneously example reboots . The ir diode in the remote can get loose from it solder joint especially of the remote is dropped , folks have rescued the remote by just resoldering the ir-diode . But a Touch remote also works on a classic ,but it has no brigthness button so that function will get lost then (but you can control that with the server ) . Controllers battery is not very long lived , luckily it is the same as some popular Harmony remotes , so it won't get out of stock for a while , some chargers for controllers also have a connection problem . My SB3 bougth 2006 was fine when i put it away for a Touch likewise my duet was replaced by a Touch 1,5 years later to but it is still in working order (but boxed) there are some controllers whose displays deteriorate rapidly (must be a quality problem ) . So for longevity i minimised using the display on my never squeezeboxes , no clock running on them 24/7 use blank/off screen saver ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96314 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
