Might also be worth checking with the guys at Mac4U in Midland.
They are very helpful.

> On 28 Dec 2021, at 5:25 pm, Julie Bedford <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Gary
> 
> Last year I had my time capsule replaced with a refurbished one.  Check with 
> the Mac shop in Joondalup.
> If the hard drive is faulty, you can always replace this yourself.
> 
> Cheers
> Jewels
> 
>> On 28 Dec 2021, at 11:44 am, gary dorn <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> hello WAMUG
>> 
>> The heat over the last few days seems to have killed our 2012 Time Capsule, 
>> which we use to have a home Wifi network to connect all our devices too - 
>> phones, apple tv, macbook air and a printer. this time capsule was connected 
>> to a SouthernPhone wifi router for internet access.
>> 
>> symptom is  - no light (can hear and feel hardisk spinning)
>>      no home network connections via Wifi
>> 
>> is there suggested replacement for this. 
>> 
>> We previously just used an Airport base station - which I have now 
>> reconnected to use in the mean time - but it tends to be a bit flaky and 
>> slow.
>> 
>> I saw Apple have home Kit system 
>>  
>> https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HPN22LL/A/linksys-velop-ax4200-wifi-6-mesh-system?fnode=85ccddd4a297e04cea55115e35afbc6a215989f0b9fbf2a317b03a5aae900f07da1ac826355612620b2483e6880af8b30fa6d65b9d180484b02d7811e17eb610b8538a8c308dff082b1f417fadae8f285705e3f4156c9abde468af32b7194cb3
>>  
>> <https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HPN22LL/A/linksys-velop-ax4200-wifi-6-mesh-system?fnode=85ccddd4a297e04cea55115e35afbc6a215989f0b9fbf2a317b03a5aae900f07da1ac826355612620b2483e6880af8b30fa6d65b9d180484b02d7811e17eb610b8538a8c308dff082b1f417fadae8f285705e3f4156c9abde468af32b7194cb3>
>> 
>> but it seems to be incompatible with our old hardware/devices.
>> 
>> thanks
>> Gary Dorn
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