Starview dead!!!! Please help!!!!!!

[HHH]

Hi everyone i am new to this forum, i have a starview which i brought last year it lasted me a good 8 months brought from ebay. i had a look at previous posts and checked the different from clones and original ones and i have noticed mine is a clone . it was working fine couple days a go now its just dead, on the digital display on box a 0 number is displayed and nothing happens. i cant change channels or go to menu its just dead. when i switch it off and on i can change a channel for about 2 seconds then crashes, the screen is black. can someone please help. i have leads is there any software which can fix this please!!!! p.s. im from wolverhapton and use telewest.

[erictheboy]

Hi

This is a well known problem. It is down to a capacitor failing inside the box.

It is well documented and doing a Google search will get you all the information you need.

Hope this helps
Erictheboy

[HHH]

have u got a link explaining how to change capacitor and instructions on how to do it. cheers

[mash]

If the cap is gone then its the 1000mf 10v one. Delsolder and replace it this will cure the problem. This going to zero after few sec's is 100% down to this cap.

mash

[Jacko64]

0 ... on display ...

Its a hardware fault as opposed to a firmware fault.

1.Remove the cap (c21) electrolytic near the ribbon on the psu board.
2.Boot the box , it should boot to on and function correctly , the psu will hum ignore it , just let it boot to ON ,then turn it back off.
3.Replace electrolytic cap (c11) 1000 mic @10v on the psu board , resolder (c21)
thats it done.

You can get caps from Maplins they can also be found on fleebay item No 110091935709.

( This is not my work so I take no credit but thought you might find it useful anyway)

Hope it helps

Cheers