Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 common faults over time?

2019-02-15 Thread philippe_44
beels wrote: > Philippe, > > Have you ever had a SB with the condition of an uncontrollable scrolling > display that regressed to a dead display, like mine? And if so were you > able to fix it with a re-cap? Are you talking only about the > electrolytics - like about only 25 capacitors? Or d

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 common faults over time?

2019-02-15 Thread beels
Philippe, Have you ever had a SB with the condition of an uncontrollable scrolling display that regressed to a dead display, like mine? And if so were you able to fix it with a re-cap? Are you talking only about the electrolytics - like about only 25 capacitors? Or did you do ALL caps? Have

Re: [slim] Bluesound Node 2 vs SBT

2019-02-15 Thread Jim Pattison
Just in case anyone is interested, I thought I'd post an update to my ongoing Bluesound support saga. For the opening chapter, see 'my post' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?106981-Bluesound-Node-2-vs-SBT&p=876540&viewfull=1#post876540) on the first page of this thread. Last Octobe

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 common faults over time?

2019-02-15 Thread philippe_44
beels wrote: > I checked all the larger e-caps (in-circuit) with an ESR tester and > found five of interest: > > > These two are almost certainly bad, however, they are apparently related > to the audio, so not implicated in my primary "dead/no display" issue: > C16 - 3.68 uF, ESR > 40 ohm > C

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 common faults over time?

2019-02-15 Thread beels
I checked all the larger e-caps (in-circuit) with an ESR tester and found five of interest: These two are almost certainly bad, however, they are apparently related to the audio, so not implicated in my primary "dead/no display" issue: C16 - 3.68 uF, ESR > 40 ohm C20 - 4.25 uF, ESR > 40 ohm Th

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 common faults over time?

2019-02-15 Thread philippe_44
beels wrote: > Yes, I tried the Xlinx reset and the other ones you listed. Dead. > Thanks for the suggestion though. > > On another thread, I found some voltage check points I was able to pass. > And it seems like the 5V voltage regulator is working. > > I'm going to use an ESR meter to do som