[mythtv-users] HDHomerun Connect, Runs Hot, Experience?

[Peter Jacobs]

To clarify, the unit with the heat and discolored PCB is a R3.  I've had
the new one running several days and it's cool.  The older, R3 unit seems
to drop out the digital signal and lose lock.  More testing will be
required but it may be that the older unit is just shot.  Of course it is
also out of warranty.

Peter Jacobs
Wisconsin


On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 4:43 PM, Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 9:29 PM, Peter Jacobs <jacobs.pj at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Has anyone had experience with the necessity or success of cooling the
> > HDHomerun Connect?
> >
> > I just bought a new HDHomerun Connect for my Myth system, because I had
> > problems with my original HDHr.  In the process of troubleshooting the
> > original one, I removed the case and discovered that the PCB was
> discolored
> > under the tuner chips, and all the chips (RF and Digital) run pretty hot
> to
> > the touch.
>
> Hot should not typically be a problem (iff the device
> is designed for it), but discoloration does raise a bit of
> concern.  Was it "new" new, or "new to you" new, or
> "returned to <seller> and sold as new" new?  There
> have been more than one person who has gotten a
> "new" device that were clearly returns, or refurbs,
> and had all the indication that the previous owner
> (ab)used the device, perhaps using the wrong
> voltage power supply, and caused some issues.
> There was one report that a person bought a "new"
> new device that was completely empty inside the
> plastic case.
>
> In any case, you might want to open a ticket
> with SD and ask about the discoloration.
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