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#351 |
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Just another note of thanks to Big-les for developing this solution. My second 9200 (not the one repaired by Big-les as part of the initial investigation) developed this problem. I cleaned the board with cotton buds and surgical spirit but couldn't find a small paint brush to clean around the components. When I powered the 9200 up and then put it into standby the first time the display flashed 00:00 and --:-- a few times. As my partner wanted to use the box I didn't do anything and next morning the box was displaying the time of day correctly and recording from standby again. To be on the safe side I bought a small paint brush, took it apart and cleaned again and since then everything has behaved perfectly.
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Martin, did you notice if the ground plane on the board was plain or etched in a fine mesh pattern? Is your original still going strong?
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#353 |
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Fixed again
Fixed my 9200 with this problem again. This is the third time and it took me about 45mins.
First time 04/11/2011 Second time 21/10/2012 = 11 months Third time 10/08/2013 = 9.5 months I really should follow Big-les's method to the tee as I am clearly not completely getting all the board cleaned out. I tried harder this time, we will see. Back up and working again cheers. ![]() Thanks again to Big-les for his great method.
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Martin, did you notice if the ground plane on the board was plain or etched in a fine mesh pattern?
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Is your original still going strong?
Yes but the box isn't powered up very often these days.
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I have had to do this fix again and as before it worked a treat. The last time was on 16/6/2010 and I used the same bottle of spirit
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I have had to do this fix again and as before it worked a treat. The last time was on 16/6/2010 and I used the same bottle of spirit
![]() Thanks again Big-les. For the cleaning agent I used ethanol but surgical spirit (mainly ethanol according to the bottle I looked at in Boots) has been used successfully by many and is probably the best alternative to pure ethanol. I would expect methanol, isopropanol and methylated spirits (denatured alcohol or household meths) to also work. Household meths is cheap, is mainly ethanol with additives to make it unpleasant to drink and sometimes dyed purple as a warning. I would not expect switch cleaners to be very successful. |
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Humax 9200T clock problem solved, thanks.
Another 'thank you' to Big-les.
I bought a second hand Humax box with the clock problem, and having quickly read the instructions above (borrowing a laptop as mine recently died) I tried the cleaning procedure. No success so I re-read the posts (including the recommendations about repeating the cleaning procedure), tried again, and the clock is working! I've successfully completed a timer recording. Being a penniless carer I can't afford to buy specialist cleaning fluids, so I used some IA wipes I bought from Boots. (I was trying to fix Dad's Panasonic DMR, but that's a whole other story!) The very helpful staff member at the pharmacy counter suggested - and found - some 'pre-injection wipes' which are 70% Isopropyl Alcohol. (Less than £3 for a pack of 100.) These don't allow the 'washing' with fluid as recommended above, but were effective for me. Other notes: not sure of the age of my 9200, the white ribbon cable is not in a ZIF socket, it was easier to disconnect the power/data cables from the motherboard than from the HDD. The unit is easy to disassemble so repeating the procedure in future will be simple. Many thanks for letting me know that it *can* be done, and explaining how and why. Your efforts are much appreciated. |
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#358 |
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I've just returned from holiday to find my 9200 clock has died,
I suppose it had to happen sometime.
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I've just returned from holiday to find my 9200 clock has died,
I suppose it had to happen sometime. Please check your PMs
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Sorry to hear that.
Please check your PMs![]() My clock is still working, it must have been that the super capacitor had discharged after more than two weeks of the 9200 being disconnected from the mains. I'm still slightly concerned though as my super capacitor usually maintains the clock for two weeks, time will tell. The super capacitor is rapidly recharged when the 9200 is reconnected to the mains so all is well again. ![]() No PM I'm afraid.
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Sorry. PM sent on the wrong forum.
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Sorry. PM sent on the wrong forum.
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Fixed Again
Just a report ..
Fixed my 9200 with this problem again. This is the Forth time and it took me about 35mins this time. It gets easier each time you do it.... First time 04/11/2011 Second time 21/10/2012 = 11 months Third time 10/08/2013 = 9.5 months Forth Time 04/10/2014 = 14 months I tried harder this time, honest we will see.Some one asked about smoking, I live in a non smoking household. The problem returned (but wasn't fixed) during a warm humid spell of weather in August , ideal for dendritic growth. Back up and working again cheers. Thanks again to Big-les for his great method. |
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Fixed my 9200 with this problem again. This is the Forth time and it took me about 35mins this time.
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Martin, is your board still working, the one I fixed?
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Martin, is your board still working, the one I fixed?
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Yes although that box doesn't get much use these days.
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If my suspicion is correct that the problem is caused by a chemical reaction then my guess is that the amount of use has very little effect.
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Surgical Spirit
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What cleaning fluid are you using?
A very old bottle of Surgical Spirit it use by date is 1103.I think that's Nov 2003 and not Nov 1903 LOLThe bottle is almost empty.... so a new one is required. Not the best stuff, but it works for around a year in my case. It's almost time to upgrade to a HD version so this may be the last fix.
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A very old bottle of Surgical Spirit it use by date is 1103.I think that's Nov 2003 and not Nov 1903 LOLThe bottle is almost empty.... so a new one is required. Not the best stuff, but it works for around a year in my case. It's almost time to upgrade to a HD version so this may be the last fix. ![]() |
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Methylated spirits
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Try ordinary household methylated spirits. Methylated spirits is basically (about 95%) ethanol with a few nasty bits added to stop people drinking it so it should do the cleaning job as well as the neat ethanol that I used. Having been given some information via Martin from a forum member (retired pharmacist) I think that some surgical spirit might not be the best cleaning solvent to use. Might see you in another year then, meanwhile when I can get my bench cleared I'll fix my own clock board.
I've added Methylated spirits to the Mrs shopping list whilst she was watching TV, I'll see what response I get from that. Then I'll tell here I may need it in 12 months for her Humax box. ![]() May be more than 12 months as I repeated the cleaning more times, this time, if that makes sense. Also had a good look under high magnification eyeglass which caused me to repeat the clean. Did the hair dryer bit making sure it didn't get too hot. Took me back to my fault finding days at work in the Lab... See you in 12 months ish... thanks again. Dave |
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i just used surgical spirit (£1.79 from super drug) - i literally painted it on with a normal paintbrush as my early 2006 humax was baked in dust - (amazed it worked at all!!)
now works a beaut
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I followed Big-Les's instructions several years ago on my Humax. It is still working!
Lately , I've had trouble with a Universal Controller, on-off switch not working, so I opened it and applied the same treatment. RESULT - . Wonder how many devices have been scrapped that could have been restored. Thanks Big-Les |
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I followed Big-Les's instructions several years ago on my Humax. It is still working!
Lately , I've had trouble with a Universal Controller, on-off switch not working, so I opened it and applied the same treatment. RESULT - . Wonder how many devices have been scrapped that could have been restored. Thanks Big-Les Thanks for the update. I cleaned mine a few weeks ago using IPA because that's what I had to hand but ordinary household meths will do the job perfectly. |
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Effect of storing a 9200 on clock issue.
About 3 years ago I acquired a second 9200 which was being disposed by the owner because of the clock. issue. I checked it and confirmed the issue was present. However, as my original unit was still working not having had the issue at all during its lifetime I put the new one in the loft.
About 3 months later my original unit developed the issue. I tried the new one again and was surprised the issue had gone. So I used the new one and put the original in the loft. The new one worked OK for another 6 months before I had to repeat the swapping procedure. I have now completed the cycle 3 times and at the moment I'm using the original unit which has lasted about 8 months so far. Generally both units have not been particularly reliable in recent years. A significant number of recordings fail and both suffer from the Guide population issue unless I limit the number of Muxs' used. However the 9200 is the only PVR I have which my wife can use. so it is still used for most of our viewing but is backed up by two other PVRs. Colin |
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I suppose it had to happen sometime.
My clock is still working, it must have been that the super capacitor had discharged after more than two weeks of the 9200 being disconnected from the mains. I'm still slightly concerned though as my super capacitor usually maintains the clock for two weeks, time will tell. 