Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2019-01-12 Thread Greg Erskine
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Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2019-01-12 Thread Club1820
Just checking back in after some time to let everyone know that the replacement PSU I got on ebay did the trick. Little did I know that the conversation on why this happened in the first place, continued. Love this community ! thanks. Rotel RSP-1068, Rotel 1060 DVD, Rotel RCC-1055, Rotel

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-09 Thread sgmlaw
Fizbin wrote: > Strange how turning a breaking off and on would do that. I wonder if the > outcome would have been the same if the power (lines) went off and on? Probably. Depending on the utility provider, and the configuration of the circuits and their respective loads on energizing, every

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-09 Thread sgmlaw
DJanGo wrote: > remember most of these "cheap" devices doesnt have a Transformer > Protector Diode like a laboratory power supply. > Only this diode will stop the current to go back. > > Anyway The only thing that solves his proble is dismantle the PSU, check > everything or buy a new one. >

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-04 Thread Jeff07971
DJanGo wrote: > remember most of these "cheap" devices doesnt have a Transformer > Protector Diode like a laboratory power supply. > Only this diode will stop the current to go back. > > Anyway The only thing that solves his proble is dismantle the PSU, check > everything or buy a new one. >

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-04 Thread DJanGo
slartibartfast wrote: > If these big capacitors are on the DC side of a rectifier how would they > send power back to the power lines? remember most of these "cheap" devices doesnt have a Transformer Protector Diode like a laboratory power supply. Only this diode will stop the current to go

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-04 Thread Jeff07971
slartibartfast wrote: > If these big capacitors are on the DC side of a rectifier how would they > send power back to the power lines? Wouldn't spikes from inductive > components be more likely? > > Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk This sounds like the Capacitor plauge

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-04 Thread slartibartfast
DJanGo wrote: > Thats everything else but strange... > > If you got some devices with big capacitors in that line and kick the > breaker the capacitors from that device sends their power back to the > powerlines. > And theses breakers are not supposed to act like a switch - they should > safe

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-04 Thread DJanGo
Fizbin wrote: > Strange how turning a breaking off and on would do that. I wonder if the > outcome would have been the same if the power (lines) went off and on? Thats everything else but strange... If you got some devices with big capacitors in that line and kick the breaker the capacitors

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-03 Thread Club1820
philippe_44 wrote: > Be careful!!! it *must* be 5Volts output, no more, no less. The current > can be anything *above* 2A. The input of these PSU is nowadays 100-240V, > so anything including your country voltage works. So 100-240 basically > means "works everywhere in the world". The rule

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-03 Thread Fizbin
Strange how turning a breaking off and on would do that. I wonder if the outcome would have been the same if the power (lines) went off and on? Fizbin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58734 View

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-03 Thread philippe_44
Club1820 wrote: > Thanks! > > Does it matter if its 100-240v? Most PSUs i've found on Amazon that > supposedly work with Squeezebox are 100-240 v where as the original is > 110-120v. this one listed below is also 18 v. Is that too much higher > than the 5 v? Sorry, I don't know

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-03 Thread Club1820
philippe_44 wrote: > You need 5V, at least 2A (more works as well of course) and 2.5mm jack > (ground external) Thanks! Does it matter if its 100-240v? Most PSUs i've found on Amazon that supposedly work with Squeezebox are 100-240 v where as the original is 110-120v. this one listed

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-02 Thread philippe_44
Club1820 wrote: > WhooHooo! I took the unit to another setup I have in the basement. > Connected the SB3 using those cables (both audio & PSU) and it worked! > Display turned on and audio came out. So I can only assume its the > actual original Power Supply Unit upstairs that is fried. >

Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-02 Thread Club1820
WhooHooo! I took the unit to another setup I have in the basement. Connected the SB3 using those cables (both audio & PSU) and it worked! Display turned on and audio came out. So I can only assume its the actual original Power Supply Unit upstairs that is fried. So, where is the

[slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3

2018-12-02 Thread Club1820
So I was checking the breakers in my house and I mistakenly switched off and on the Breaker that my SB3 was connected to. The SB3 was currently powered on and playing music when I switched the breaker. After this, the SB3 display was off and no more audio playing. I did the usual