[mythtv-users] HDHR prob with new wallwarts

Daryl McDonald darylangela at gmail.com
Sat Dec 7 14:17:38 UTC 2019


On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 2:25 PM Craig Treleaven <ctreleaven at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> > On Dec 6, 2019, at 2:00 PM, Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings Mythizens, Because my system does not shut down gracefully
> (Gigabyte mobo that cooperates with windows, but not Ubuntu) I've been
> leaving it on 24/7. I finally got new wallwarts for both of my HDHR's and
> still have unreliable recording performance from them. One box failed on
> both recordings about ten minutes in, and then the other after 15 minutes,
> so I gave the first unit higher priority in my router as well as a fixed
> IP, and tested again with similar results. Then after some googling I tried
> powering them down for about 15 mins, then testing again, with success. Can
> Mythtv reboot these devices prior to putting them to use? I used to wake
> the box as needed, but since the mobo doesn't cooperate and the backend is
> up before the HDHRs are capable of responding... well you see my situation,
> any suggestions?  TIA  Daryl
>
> The problem Silicondust had with power supplies was a very long time
> ago—back when the Dual was introduced?  While power surges (esp. a
> lightning strike) can still kill them at any time, SD do not seem to have a
> systemic problem nowadays with the power supplies failing.
>
> Where did you get replacement power supplies?  Are you positive they are
> the right spec.  Silicondust will supply replacement power supplies at a
> very reasonable cost as a legacy of their previous problems.
>
> Also, if you file a trouble ticket with Silicondust, they can enable
> logging from the HDhomerun boxes and may be able to offer a solution.
>
> Craig
>

Thanks Craig,the specs only differ in that the new ones have greater
amperage available  3 as opposed to 1, my understanding is that amps will
be supplied as called for by the connect, not by the the spec on the wart.
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