Eurovox front panel

[kndusr19]

Hi folks,

I have had my Eurovox Max (Black) for around 18 months or so and it has developed a fault. The fault being that the remote does not respond after swithcing the Eurovox on after a few minutes. I thought the remote was faulty, replaced the remote and still found the problem occurred. So after wasting a bit of money on a replacement remote, I found that if I open the front flap of the Eurovox and place the remote sensor on the remote next to the remote sensor on the Eurovox, I can use the remote. So the remote works a few millimetres away from the box, which is not ideal .

I have the latest firmware on the box, the one that came out at the end of April, but my problem occured prior to the latest firmware. I have reset the box back to factory settings but I get the problem.

So I have come to the conclusion that I need a new front panel, which I read on this forum in another thread that ebay was selling them, but I cannot find such sellers. Would anyone know of front panel sellers?

Or could someone tell me how I can send the box off to someone for repair, as I have not found anyone who repairs the Eurovox. Probably becuase they are made abroad and shipped here as an end distribution point?

Anyhow, thanks for reading my waffle!

[satsmo]

Could be just a loose sensor in the EV, open it and you will see the IR sensor it is connected to the PCB, maybe just needs remounting.

[kndusr19]

Ok thanks, but I did open it and re-inserted all the connectors. Unfortunately the problem still occurred. I think the unit overheats and then the problem occurs, if I leave the unit off a day and turn it on next day then I can use the remote for a good 20 minutes or so. I think the worse case scenario is the motherboard could have developed a fault!

[satsmo]

Maybe have you checked the C14 cap on the PSU, hardly at fault for a sensor problem but worth a look. I think Alex from Awsatellites does Eurovox Front Panels but if your problem is overheating it may not be the problem at all, in fact if it is overheating I would check that the heatshink on the CPU is OK and that you have no dry solder joints around the IR sensor.

From recollection, (while since I fixed a sensor), but it should have a tripod mount on the PCB, check the tracks for any faults. If it is overheating it may lead to a bad joint.