replacing old EHD w/ a Passport on 211K

4d3fect

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Under the heading of "reviving antiquated hardware" I guess--

Looks like my old WD 640GB mybook died, can't even get power to it anymore.
Had a new-ish WD 2TB Passport lying about so subbed that in.

everything seems to be working as before, so WAF wise, I'm outta the doghouse.

I guess the passport "passes" in the power-supply sense even though not specifically listed anywhere I can find.

If anyone thinks this is a bad idea, I'd like to hear.

Thanks for looking.

 

Nebugeater

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I tried it on a 722K just so see what would happen. It worked initially but soon started to not be recognised. formatted it back to a PC and used it for a long time after that.

Good luck and keep us informed.

 

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Hey there! You can always visit here: External Hard Drive Diagram and Support | MyDISH | DISH Customer Support for additional information and tips on EHD compatibility. Hope this helps. Thanks for being a part of our valued DISH family! -Kevin J

 

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Self powered EHDs are better and safer. Unpowered ones draw power from the USB port and may shorten the STB lifespan. I believe that is why Dish says to use self powered ones.

Of course, you can always run an unpowered EHD thru a powered USB hub. I do that.

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4d3fect

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Thanks all. just replaced the wall wart for the original EHD and it powers up, so I'll just swap it back in, and hopefully everything will get back to whatever passes for normal around here...

 

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4d3fect

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Works fine, still have the recorded shows.

side note: third different electronic device that I've needed to replace the ps/battery/ wallwart in the last year. Coinkydink? I hope so.

 

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Surge strip or UPS?


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4d3fect

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Surge strip. Not many power cuts around here. Three devices mentioned upthread are on different circuits; one my mobile, the other my wife's tablet.

 

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Time to sub in a UPS instead of a surge strip.


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Tommyy2

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[QUOTE="Cypresstree, post: 4398301, member: 197296"

]Time to sub in a UPS instead of a surge strip.


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Online of standby UPS.
If I'm not mistaken only the online always runs on batteries and really isolates power output from what's on the wall.
The Standby applies surge protection (like a surge strip) to wall power, then feeds it to your equipment and it only will switch onto battery backup power if there's a power failure.
The Online is more expensive than the standby.

So what is the UPS you are using?

 

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Tommyy2

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4d3fect said:

Surge strip. Not many power cuts around here. Three devices mentioned upthread are on different circuits; one my mobile, the other my wife's tablet.

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Have you thought of killing a chicken at midnight when the moon is full?

worked for me.....

 

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Tommyy2 said:

[QUOTE="Cypresstree, post: 4398301, member: 197296"

]Time to sub in a UPS instead of a surge strip.


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Click to expand...

Online of standby UPS.
If I'm not mistaken only the online always runs on batteries and really isolates power output from what's on the wall.
The Standby applies surge protection (like a surge strip) to wall power, then feeds it to your equipment and it only will switch onto battery backup power if there's a power failure.
The Online is more expensive than the standby.

So what is the UPS you are using?[/QUOTE]

I have a Line-Interactive (standby) UPS on my Hopper3 and it cuts in fast enough that the Hopper3 just continues playing with no issue. I only notice the power is out if some of the lights were on. It also cuts in when I get those line sags (brown outs) that can really cause problems with electrical power supplies.

 

4d3fect

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Tommyy2 said:

Have you thought of killing a chicken at midnight when the moon is full?

worked for me.....

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If I'm vegetarian, would a chicken-shaped squash do?

 

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4d3fect

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• Aug 18, 2019

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Cypresstree said:

Time to sub in a UPS instead of a surge strip.

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Any particular model in maind? I only have the EHD, a 211k, a sony AVR & BD, and a harmony hub on this circuit, so not a lot of demanding devices.