[mythtv-users] I think my HRHR Prime died...

[Jay Foster]

On 9/3/2015 4:00 PM, Richard Shaw wrote:
> I rigged a way of getting my DMM to check amps.
>
> At idle with only the ethernet plugged in it was drawing about 0.85 
> amps at 5.17V.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard
>
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As a point of reference, I have had at least three HDHR power supplies 
die on me over the years.  In one case, I was getting flaky, corrupted 
recordings, or none at all.  I looked at the HDHR and the lights were on 
and I could ping it on the network, so it looked like the power supply 
was okay.  I swapped in a new one and it fixed all of the problems.  A 
bad power supply can look good enough, but may not be.  It is easier to 
swap in a new one and see if it fixes the problem, rather than trying to 
measure it to determine if it is good or not.  The HDHR does a pretty 
good job of telling you if the power supply is good enough or not.

The last power supply that died, when I went to unplug it, it burned 
me.  I was lucky it did not start a fire.  The HDHR is a great product 
(I have four of them), but the power supplies are their Achilles heal.  
I would gladly pay an additional $5.00 or $10.00 per HDHR for a better 
quality power supply.

Jay
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