[mythtv-users] Failing HDHR

[Greg Oliver]

On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 9:33 AM, Devin Heitmueller <
dheitmueller at kernellabs.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 10:13 AM, Peter Jacobs <jacobs.pj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Recently I had a similar issue.  Check the temperature of your HDHR, the
> > enclosure of mine was very hot, and when opened up both tuner chips and
> the
> > other (processor?) big chip were extremely hot to the touch, and the
> > surrounding circuit board was toasty brown.
>
> FWIW:  silicon tuners found in devices like the HDHR even in normal
> operation tend to be "burn your fingers" hot to the touch.  This is
> not necessarily an indicator of a problem.
>
> I'm not saying it's not possible there has been some sort of
> thermal-related failure; just that saying "the tuner chips were very
> hot" does not necessarily mean there is a problem.
>
> Devin
>
> --
> Devin J. Heitmueller - Kernel Labs
> http://www.kernellabs.com
>

Yes, for a long time I had my HDHRs behind an entertainment stand on the
carpet.  They nicely melted the carpet fibers together over time, but were
still working!
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