bad caps in a direct tv HD direct tv box

[mtech85]

Hello all,

I just took apart a direct tv hdtv model h20 converter box for kicks and in the process found a g luxon cap mushrooming out guess bad caps are much wider spread than motherboards n lcds it's a lower UF cap 330UF 50v lower too than most failing caps just figured id put it out there.

[japlytic]

Re: bad caps in a direct tv HD direct tv box

Welcome, mtech85!

Luxon are known bad units (I've seen a motherboard with a lot of them bulging - most likely to not be worth repairing because of its age).
In some set-top boxes, they can get rather hot inside, especially those without vents on the lid.
The replacements I prefer (except for the unit(s) after the bridge rectifier) are Nippon Chemi-Con KY Series (and if you can get them, KZM Series as well).