I have a net6501 which was supplied with the original heatsink. After all the reports of failing net6501's, I began to develop some fear for its life, especially since it is suggested the failures are related to overheating and in particular this older type of heatsink. I emailed Soekris with the question whether it would be wise to replace that heatsink. I can't recall whether that question was answered, but I did get me a new and much improved heatsink. It reduced temperature with in between to 8 and 10 degrees. If it is indeed a heat related problem, it might be a worthwhile preventive measure (for those still in the position to take preventive action).
Perhaps, those with a failed net6501 can report the type of heatsink installed (and perhaps additional cooling) and year/month of purchase? That could give some insight in the problem and if it is related to life-span, heat, or just a batch. Depending on the results that could ease the mind of (some of the) current and future owners and allow for others to take preventive measures (if possible). btw. mine is still running fine, though I hardly use it as intensive as some of you here On 22/02/16 10:00, Sebastian Gebhard wrote: > Same problem here. In December I lost two of those boards after 4 > years of service and Soekris also refused to replace them. > > Both of them were running fine until I did a power cycle. After that > only the Error LED came on and no BIOS on the console. Even a new PSU > did not help. > > My net5501's on the other hand are running fine! > > > > On 22.02.2016 06:05, Christopher Hoover wrote: >> I have a dead 6501, too. Problem is *not* the power supply. >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Feb 21, 2016 at 6:25 PM, Andrew Atrens <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I had one of these die about a year ago. Much discussion and >> sharing of info on the list but radio silence from Soekris folks. >> Some on the list gave Advice to send the dead board in, but no >> guarantee from the company that I could expect anything more than >> a postal charge by providing them with something that they should >> be keenly interested in - an example of a product of their's >> that's failed in the field. By this I was left with the >> impression that this data was not welcome nor appreciated, and >> that ultimately the least important thing in all of this was my >> customer experience. >> >> I currently have a couple of net5501's still in production and so >> have continued to monitor this list, but have no further interest >> in dealing with these folks. >>
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