[mythtvnz] HVR 2200 replacement?

[Robin Gilks]

>
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 11:11 PM, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:
>>
>>> It failed originally just over 2 weeks ago. I turned the box off,
>>> removed
>>> the card, put it back and fired up again and it has run until mid
>>> afternoon today. I've tried a power cycle and it did resurrect it for
>>> about 10 minutes but I think it may now be terminal.
>>>
>>> I'll take it out and check for bulging caps in the morning and see what
>>> bits I can get at SI Components (I'm heading that way tomorrow
>>> anyway!!).
>>>
>>
>> Have you ruled out heat?
>
> Hi Steve
>
> I've just checked my weather station logs (I have almost 7 years of them
> on this box - every 5 minutes!) and the indoor temperature (measured just
> 1.6m from the server) on both occasions was much higher than the norm -
> Mondays failure was when the room temperature hit 27C.
>
> I'm going to try moving the card down a slot as the one I'm using is right
> next to the chipset heatsink (within 5mm) which after 3 years will have
> done the board no good at all!
>
> I'll report back :)
>

Moved the card to the bottom slot in the box and it stays up for a week at
a time.

I think its days are numbered so still looking for an alternative for
getting STB (i.e. Sky) into the Mythboxen.


-- 
Robin Gilks