Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-06-08 Thread JoeMuc2009
puppydaddy wrote: > I too have a SB Classic which has just seemed to die on me. It was > working just fine until we had a power fluctuation and now it won't come > on. After going over the blog post linked at the beginning of the > thread, I can see that the red LED is flickering -- going on

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-06-08 Thread puppydaddy
I too have a SB Classic which has just seemed to die on me. It was working just fine until we had a power fluctuation and now it won't come on. After going over the blog post linked at the beginning of the thread, I can see that the red LED is flickering -- going on and off multiple times per

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-01-23 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
slartibartfast wrote: > Have a look at this thread. It might help. > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=654956 > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk My understanding is Net::UDAP only works when the SB3 is not already configured for networking. I used Net::UDAP once, many

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-01-23 Thread slartibartfast
Beast Of Bodmin wrote: > For me, the SB3 is a pinnacle of design, both in terms of how it looks, > but in terms of the functionality and the musical fidelity. I haven't > been able to find something that can replace it in the same price range. > I could never bring myself to cough up for a

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-01-23 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
florca wrote: > Maybe' THIS ' > (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113660-ClassicAMP-))would > be a solution if you like the SB3 form factor (I do...)? Adds up to > quite a bit of money, but nice result... For me, the SB3 is a pinnacle of design, both in terms of how it looks, but

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-01-21 Thread florca
Maybe' THIS ' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113660-ClassicAMP-))would be a solution if you like the SB3 form factor (I do...)? Adds up to quite a bit of money, but nice result... Odroid HC1 / Armbian Stretch LMS & LocalPlayer 4x Slim Devices SB3 (White) 1x Boom, 1x Radio 2x

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-01-20 Thread JoeMuc2009
Hi there, not really, sorry. I can only offer you to have a look if you send me the unit in question (to Germany). But I cannot promise you that I will find a solution for this matter. Could be that the CPU is dying (or whatever it is that causes SB3s to die). If you are interested, please send

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-01-20 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
Beast Of Bodmin wrote: > I opened the blog page and search for VHBW. Their ebay page is onholiday > until February(!). > > I found the same thing on electropapa. Described as a replacement PSU > for a Squeezebox Classic. > > EUR 13.69 inc. P > > Ordered one. > > Let's see! > > Cheers, >

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-01-11 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > > You can find tons of more info on this matter in the blog page mentioned > above. > I opened the blog page and search for VHBW. Their ebay page is onholiday until February(!). I found the same thing on electropapa. Described as a replacement PSU for a Squeezebox

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-01-10 Thread JoeMuc2009
Hi there, sorry, better forget about that multimeter test. A lot of people fall for this. If you measure the voltage of the unloaded PSU, you will probably find that it delivers 5V as it should. But that does not mean everything is all right. The problem is that a multimeter does not draw any

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-01-10 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
Happy New Year 2021 everybody! JoeMuc2009 wrote: > Yeah, it's likewise here. I could have sent you one but all shipping > services have reduced their products to premium which means 35 USD is > the new lowest limit for sending just anything except for pure paper > letters. Bummer! > Anyway, I

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-22 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
philippe_44 wrote: > Are you in NAM or EU? EEA (Switzerland) Beast Of Bodmin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11031 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109775

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-22 Thread philippe_44
Beast Of Bodmin wrote: > I might be able to implement a workaround while I wait. I used tcpdump > and it seems the unit has an IP address of 192.168.10.10 and is trying > to talk to 192.168.10.1. So I think I need to set up a route at home and > also run LMS and the CLI on 192.168.10.1:9000

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-22 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > Yeah, it's likewise here. I could have sent you one but all shipping > services have reduced their products to premium which means 35 USD is > the new lowest limit for sending just anything except for pure paper > letters. Bummer! > Anyway, I hope this sorts things out for

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-22 Thread JoeMuc2009
Beast Of Bodmin wrote: > Yep. The fastest delivery option was something like USD 35. I can > wait... Yeah, it's likewise here. I could have sent you one but all shipping services have reduced their products to premium which means 35 USD is the new lowest limit for sending just anything except

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-22 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > Seriously? ;) Yep. The fastest delivery option was something like USD 35. I can wait... Beast Of Bodmin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11031 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-21 Thread JoeMuc2009
Beast Of Bodmin wrote: > Should be here by March 7th :) Seriously? ;) PN me if your Boom / Classic / Transporter display has issues! Blog: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?rinli=1=1=5053304027701850753#allposts

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-21 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > These Wi-Fi boards are harder to get. At eBay, I found two offerings > which are both from China. Might be problematic but I'm not sure. > This the link to one of them: https://ebay.us/PdmjPl > > ... > > Hope this helped a bit. Please keep us informed how your story goes

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-21 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
KeBul wrote: > First make sure you have removed the failed wifi card even if ethernet > port is configured for use a failed wifi card can cause problems > I pulled it a few years ago, which allowed me to somehow reconfigure it for ethernet. KeBul wrote: > and second, for the remote receiver

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-20 Thread bpa
Beast Of Bodmin wrote: > Maybe it's time to throw in the towel for my SB3? > > I tried to resurrect it today. > > The WiFi card died many years ago. > > It fell into disuse after the WiFi died, because my apartment didn't > have ethernet cables in the walls to where cable modem was. Now my

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-20 Thread JoeMuc2009
These Wi-Fi boards are harder to get. At eBay, I found two offerings which are both from China. Might be problematic but I'm not sure. This the link to one of them: https://ebay.us/PdmjPl AR2413 is the chip that needs to be on the card because it's the only one the Squeezebox firmware supports.

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-19 Thread KeBul
Beast Of Bodmin wrote: > Maybe it's time to throw in the towel for my SB3? > > I tried to resurrect it today. > > The WiFi card died many years ago. > > It fell into disuse after the WiFi died, because my apartment didn't > have ethernet cables in the walls to where cable modem was. Now my

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-12-19 Thread Beast Of Bodmin
Maybe it's time to throw in the towel for my SB3? I tried to resurrect it today. The WiFi card died many years ago. It fell into disuse after the WiFi died, because my apartment didn't have ethernet cables in the walls to where cable modem was. Now my main cable modem is less than a metre

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2020-06-12 Thread ralphy
philippe_44 wrote: > If you want I have more than a few SB3 motherboards whose CPU will not > come back. I’ll be happy to give you one Thank you for the "new" display I finally took the plunge and replaced my 'bad display'

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-12-14 Thread philippe_44
ralphy wrote: > Thanks Joe. Unfortunately, I'm in Canada, but now I know what needs to > be done. I'll try to source a display from this side of the pond. > > I've replaced that unit with a spare for now. If you want I have more than a few SB3 motherboards whose CPU will not come back. I’ll

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-12-14 Thread ralphy
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > Looks like a line driver defect. It's not a typical issue though, these > displays are pretty solid. Anyway, in this case there is not much else > you can do but replace the display entirely. > I can supply displays, or even take care of the repair job, whichever > you

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-12-13 Thread JoeMuc2009
Looks like a line driver defect. It's not a typical issue though, these displays are pretty solid. Anyway, in this case there is not much else you can do but replace the display entirely. I can supply displays, or even take care of the repair job, whichever you prefer. I'm based in Germany and

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-12-13 Thread ralphy
I have a classic display that goes blank along the horizontal centre after about 30 minutes of plugging it in from cold (room temperature). Making it hard to navigate the menus with the remote after it blanks out. 28759 28760 Has anyone seen this failure before? Or suggest how I might

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-05-12 Thread pputzer
So after building a piCorePlayer with the 'RaspTouch' (https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/boitiers-diy-boitiers-divers/rasptouch-chassis-accessories-and-touchscreen-7-kit-diy-black-p-11250.html) chassis (very nice, but costly), I moved the SBT from the living room to replace the "broken" SB3 in the

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-04-28 Thread pputzer
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > > > > > - did IR Blaster work previously? How did it stop? Did it become > more and more unreliable, or did it fail at one point? > > > > It did work before, but after a move, the SB3 was set up again in a new place. When that happened, the blaster did not

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-04-26 Thread JoeMuc2009
pputzer wrote: > I've got an SB3 that seems to be in good working order, except that IR > blaster is not able light up IR diodes plugged into the headphone jack. > I'm assuming it's probably the capacitors, but replacing those is beyond > my soldering skills. I was actually hoping somebody

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-04-22 Thread pputzer
I've got an SB3 that seems to be in good working order, except that IR blaster is not able light up IR diodes plugged into the headphone jack. I'm assuming it's probably the capacitors, but replacing those is beyond my soldering skills.

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-12 Thread gorman
What an incredible resource that blog is. Wow! I've bookmarked it and I hope you'll offer repair services for a long time to come. gorman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-06 Thread madpad
philippe_44 wrote: > Oh sorry, as this response was to my post I missed that Sorry about that! Btw. I just found two original Squeezbox (v1) in my storage, is anyone interested in buying one of them? A collector maybe, as this is history.. it first came without casing :-) was an upgrade

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-06 Thread Christian Schoepplein
On Sun, 6 Jan 2019 07:34:13 +, madpad wrote: > > philippe_44 wrote: >> Chris? > > Yes to: chris (at) schoeppi.net so his name is Chris as it seems. ;-) Yes, it is :-). Got your mail, will answer soon Ciao, Schoepp ___ discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-06 Thread philippe_44
madpad wrote: > Yes to: chris (at) schoeppi.net so his name is Chris as it seems. ;-) Oh sorry, as this response was to my post I missed that LMS 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 - 5xRadio, 3xBoom, 4xDuet, 1xTouch, 1 SB2. Sonos PLAY:3, PLAY:5, Marantz NR1603, JBL OnBeat, XBoxOne, XBMC, Foobar2000,

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread madpad
philippe_44 wrote: > Chris? Yes to: chris (at) schoeppi.net so his name is Chris as it seems. ;-) madpad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68802 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread philippe_44
madpad wrote: > Thanks Chris, I wrote you an email. Chris? LMS 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 - 5xRadio, 3xBoom, 4xDuet, 1xTouch, 1 SB2. Sonos PLAY:3, PLAY:5, Marantz NR1603, JBL OnBeat, XBoxOne, XBMC, Foobar2000, ShairPortW, JRiver 21, 2xChromecast Audio, Chromecast v1 and v2, , Pi B3, B2, Pi B+, 2xPi

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread madpad
philippe_44 wrote: > And I’ll buy the non-working one at a reasonable price to fix it unless > Joe wants it too, in which case he has precedence. Thanks Chris, I wrote you an email. madpad's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread philippe_44
schoeppi wrote: > Just want to mension that I have two SB Classics that I could sell. I am > not sure if I still have the original boxes, manuals and so on, but the > Classics and power supplys are there and still working fine AFAIK (will > test this before) :-). > > Shipping in Germany is no

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread Christian Schoepplein
Just want to mension that I have two SB Classics that I could sell. I am not sure if I still have the original boxes, manuals and so on, but the Classics and power supplys are there and still working fine AFAIK (will test this before) :-). Shipping in Germany is no problem, shipping to other

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread philippe_44
madpad wrote: > Just opened the classic, are these capacitors ironed in or in a socket? > Can I just pull to remove them?To add to what @bpa said, these are smd > capacitor that can be removed using twist/turn technique but do not pull!. I personally replace them all with smds but this might

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread bpa
madpad wrote: > Just opened the classic, are these capacitors ironed in or in a socket? > Can I just pull to remove them? They are soldered in but there are suggestion how to remove them without desoldering see

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread madpad
madpad wrote: > Hey Philippe > > So we are talking about all of them, listed under "Issue 4: Crashing > Instead Of Playback Starting" right? I think I will open the SLIM now > and check if I see something on the board, if not I will just replace > all of them. > > Thanks. Just opened the

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread madpad
philippe_44 wrote: > As @bpa says, you’ll find lots of information on Joe’s blog. I > personally always replace all of them. Hey Philippe So we are talking about all of them, listed under "Issue 4: Crashing Instead Of Playback Starting" right? I think I will open the SLIM now and check if I

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread philippe_44
madpad wrote: > Thanks Philippe. What do I need to do? Which capacitor needs replacing? As @bpa says, you’ll find lots of information on Joe’s blog. I personally always replace all of them. LMS 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 - 5xRadio, 3xBoom, 4xDuet, 1xTouch, 1 SB2. Sonos PLAY:3, PLAY:5, Marantz NR1603,

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread bpa
madpad wrote: > Thanks Philippe. What do I need to do? Which capacitor needs replacing? Most of the detail is in Joe's blog - link in the first post of the thread. bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread madpad
philippe_44 wrote: > Sounds like the usual internal capacitor issue ... Thanks Philippe. What do I need to do? Which capacitor needs replacing? madpad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68802

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-05 Thread philippe_44
madpad wrote: > Hey Joe > > So I thought let's add 500 songs to play during the night, so I'm sure > it would be playing in the morning. After I hit play, it started playing > for about 15 seconds, and it got dark (offline) again. I could not ping > the IP anymore. But now something new

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-04 Thread JoeMuc2009
madpad wrote: > Hey Joe > > Great post and even better Blog, with such detailed repair instructions. > > I also own several Squeezbox 3 (Classic) devices. I now have a problem > with one of them. After a few hours of just being on standby the display > turns off, and it won't react on any

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-04 Thread madpad
Hey Joe Great post and even better Blog, with such detailed repair instructions. I also own several Squeezbox 3 (Classic) devices. I now have a problem with one of them. After a few hours of just being on standby the display turns off, and it won't react on any command until I unplug the power

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2019-01-04 Thread lvicini
Hi Joe, thanks for the tip. I will contact them. By the way, your blog is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much Luca lvicini's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66450 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2018-11-19 Thread bpa
JoeMuc2009 wrote: > Hi there, > > I've created another blog entry on Squeezebox Classic (SB3) typical > issues and how to resolve them. > It can be found here: > > https://joes-tech-blog.blogspot.com/2018/11/logitech-slimdevices-squeezebox-classic.html > > Let me know if you find anything