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10:52 pm
April 19, 2010
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No lights at all? You should at least see the power light. Are you sure the power supply is good?
11:17 am
It was totally fine before I did the soldering, but now it doesn't work. I'll try another supply, but it worked as of three days ago – just wouldn't hold a network connection. Now it doesn't give me any lights.
Even a semi-sloppy soldering job wouldn't have fried the board to make it totally unworkable, would it?
I'll run by Altex later and grab a new power supply and hopefully that fixes it.
3:24 am
May 10, 2012
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steve said
It was totally fine before I did the soldering, but now it doesn't work. I'll try another supply, but it worked as of three days ago – just wouldn't hold a network connection. Now it doesn't give me any lights.Even a semi-sloppy soldering job wouldn't have fried the board to make it totally unworkable, would it?
I'll run by Altex later and grab a new power supply and hopefully that fixes it.
Take a look at my post. At one point I had no lights too after my solder job.
http://placeshiftingenthusiasts.com/forum/slingbox-hardware/sling…..rs/page-2/
10:18 pm
Great tip. I opened the slingbox and found both of the 470mf capacitors were bad. Replaced them both and tried to start the box, but nothing happened. I re-soldered one joint and it fired right up. Has been working better than when it was new. Thanks for the diy information. Saved me from buying a new box.
8:32 pm
2 out of 3 bad capacitors, bulging not leaking, changed them out and it works fine again. Thanks for the info!
11:11 am
I opened it up and found 2 of 3 bulging. Just have to get new ones and get someone to put them in for me as I have no means to do so. It should work. Then I will have 2 working sling boxes! Thanks for the tip.
11:10 pm
April 19, 2010
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Bud,
Let us know if you do get the capacitors replaced and if it fixed your problem.
1:24 pm
I found this site . . . I found that I had bulging capacitors. I went to Radio Shack and spent less than $5. The fix worked. Thank you!
11:31 am
July 4, 2012
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I just repaired my Solo and Pro Slingboxes by replacing the bad capacitors. Both units would work for approximately five (5) minutes then the signal would freeze. Once I replaced the capacitors the units work perfectly no more freezing.
The electrical engineer who helped me told me why the problem existed. According to him, it seems that the Chinese stole the formula for making the capacitors from the Japanese. But, the Japanese had left one key element out of the formula, therefore causing the capacitors to overheat and fail. Again, according to him, it seems this is a well know situation, but it is being ignored by companies that used the capacitors in order to keep costs low.
12:24 pm
I have had the same problem. I thought it was due to using a wireless repeater. I could sling video for about 5 min. After reading this post, I replaced the capacitors. My problems are now gone. I have been streaming for two solid hours without any interuptions. Thanks Guys !!
