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iammike
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Bad power supply in VIP211 with R5000 mod?

I bought 2 211 receivers from dishstore.net about a year ago, and one of them stopped working the other day. The power light was on, but there was no picture. I tried power cycling, unplugging and replugging, and unplugging and waiting an hour or so and then replugging. In all cases, the receiver seemed like it was trying to start up. The screen would flash a couple times, but I'd never get a picture, not even a menu screen. If I swap over to the other 211, it works fine so I'm pretty sure there's no dish or switch issue. I just checked it again this morning after leaving it on over night, and the power LED is flickering. It's going off and on several times per second.

I'm guessing the power supply has had it, but wanted to get some opinions. I'd just get the thing replaced but I had an R5000 mod installed in this one. Having the R5000 removed and put into another receiver costs about $100 plus shipping both ways. I don't use the second receiver much, so I'm considering cannibalizing it and putting its power supply into the modded one. I'm reasonably handy, so if the power supply swap is a simple procedure I could probably handle it.

Any suggestions or opinions would be welcomed.
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whatchel1
whatchel1
Check the caps

iammike said:
I bought 2 211 receivers from dishstore.net about a year ago, and one of them stopped working the other day. The power light was on, but there was no picture. I tried power cycling, unplugging and replugging, and unplugging and waiting an hour or so and then replugging. In all cases, the receiver seemed like it was trying to start up. The screen would flash a couple times, but I'd never get a picture, not even a menu screen. If I swap over to the other 211, it works fine so I'm pretty sure there's no dish or switch issue. I just checked it again this morning after leaving it on over night, and the power LED is flickering. It's going off and on several times per second.

I'm guessing the power supply has had it, but wanted to get some opinions. I'd just get the thing replaced but I had an R5000 mod installed in this one. Having the R5000 removed and put into another receiver costs about $100 plus shipping both ways. I don't use the second receiver much, so I'm considering cannibalizing it and putting its power supply into the modded one. I'm reasonably handy, so if the power supply swap is a simple procedure I could probably handle it.

Any suggestions or opinions would be welcomed.
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Before you go crazy doing a whole pwr supply switch you might want to to ck out the caps in the existing supply. As in almost all electronic products the electrolytic caps have a good chance of becoming leaky and causing the problem.
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navychop
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...and have a few coins ready if you wish to get it for yourself.
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iammike
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navychop said:
...and have a few coins ready if you wish to get it for yourself.
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It does cost some coin to make the initial purchase, but when combined with Sage TV can pay for itself in a few years. There's no fees associated with a 211 except for being a second receiver.
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iammike
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whatchel1 said:
Before you go crazy doing a whole pwr supply switch you might want to to ck out the caps in the existing supply. As in almost all electronic products the electrolytic caps have a good chance of becoming leaky and causing the problem.
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I'll crack the case and take a look. Thanks for the suggestion!
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iammike
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Well, I cracked open the case on the bad 211 last night. I didn't see anything obviously wrong with the power board, so I decided to go ahead and do the swap between the two receivers. A couple of the cable connections were a little tough to get loose, but otherwise it was a very simple procedure. I hooked it back up to the dish and all is well again.

Now I need to figure out what to do with the second receiver. I'm guessing that since this is owned equipment that I've had for a year that I'm pretty much out of luck getting any kind of warranty work done on it. I guess I can try a little DIY, but I'm not sure I'm knowledgeable enough to fix it. If I can figure out what is wrong, I'm fairly confident I can replace the bad part. It's the figuring out what's wrong part that's the issue. Can I tell if a cap is bad just by putting a meter on it and seeing if power passes through, or do I need to be looking for a specific amperage? If a specific amperage, are there any tech docs. available that give this info?

Thanks,
Mike
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the mack
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many times defective caps will be bulged out at the top, so look real close.
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iammike
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the mack said:
many times defective caps will be bulged out at the top, so look real close.
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Thanks for the tip! I just did a google image search for defective capacitors and saw some examples of what you're referring to.
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Finished 4 last night. Great stuff.

They do like to end each season with a Bang!
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Great ending, but it ran in circles most of the season.
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Hopper 3 with Hopper plus internet connection problems

Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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mheisen said:
Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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Almighty1 said:
I have a DISH Hopper 3 (Software H713) with Hopper Plus (Software P15403). I have not tried streaming services but I primarily watch TVB Jadeworld international package which is only available by streaming and when I have an issue, I usually have to go to a non-streaming satellite channel first before the streaming channels will work again. What software versions do you have and what is the error message if any are showing on your screen? or is that Dish downloading logo just stuck and never finishes?
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I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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mheisen said:
I'm on H713 on the Hopper and P15403 on the Hopper Plus. It shows internet connection issues and doesn't finish loading the various services. I see the "loading circle going around. Sometimes I get a message saying that the service is having trouble loading my content and to check the internet connection.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Did it ever work correctly before? Hard to say what the problem is. Usually for streaming, it will show the Dish logo with lines sweeping down to show downloading, never seen the circle issue. Did you try a manual reboot, red button reset, power cord unplug/replug to see if it makes a difference.
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Might be worth just to ditch the hopper plus. No issues here on h713
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Buy a roku and dump the hopper plus you'll be better off. If you have a smart tv you don't need either one. No hopper plus here and no issues!!!
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