Hi all,
I have several RV042 (Linksys/Cisco) routers fail over the years.
They would flicker, hiss, reboot constantly or just have the diag light on.
In the beginning I thought they'd fail because of power surges (or similar external influences) had damaged something.
But I found out that from the 12 dead units, 10 have Jackcon capacitors and that they fail because of that!
Those capacitors (2x1000uF/16V and 1x 220 or 470uF/35V) have only a few uF, if at all.
Unfortunately the RV's would die right after the warranty period (which was one year at that time).
I contacted Cisco about this pattern and am curious what their response is.
I also have contacted Jackcon but their rep is just giving me a rounaround so far.
The rep claimes that they have no dealings with Cisco/Linksys, so I wonder how their junk capacitors end up in those products?
Amazing that a 50c trash capacitor can bring a $160 unit to it's knees after just one year!
So in case you end up here, this is what you need to do:
Replace the C7 and C11 and C13 Jackcon capacitors.
In fact, check if you have any Jackcon capacitors and replace them right now, as they will fail soon.
Attached some pictures
I have several RV042 (Linksys/Cisco) routers fail over the years.
They would flicker, hiss, reboot constantly or just have the diag light on.
In the beginning I thought they'd fail because of power surges (or similar external influences) had damaged something.
But I found out that from the 12 dead units, 10 have Jackcon capacitors and that they fail because of that!
Those capacitors (2x1000uF/16V and 1x 220 or 470uF/35V) have only a few uF, if at all.
Unfortunately the RV's would die right after the warranty period (which was one year at that time).
I contacted Cisco about this pattern and am curious what their response is.
I also have contacted Jackcon but their rep is just giving me a rounaround so far.
The rep claimes that they have no dealings with Cisco/Linksys, so I wonder how their junk capacitors end up in those products?
Amazing that a 50c trash capacitor can bring a $160 unit to it's knees after just one year!
So in case you end up here, this is what you need to do:
Replace the C7 and C11 and C13 Jackcon capacitors.
In fact, check if you have any Jackcon capacitors and replace them right now, as they will fail soon.
Attached some pictures
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