Goodmans PVR gd11fvrsd32

[Acton-Hilton]

I've been asked to look at one of these - sits there with a green flashing LED, any remote commands, result in 777 on the TV screen. No obvious Caps bulging - the PSU caps are marked XU in the main, several other makes of cap on the main board. PSU is marked juw7.820.00052157.

Any one come across this one??
Thanks

[dick_barton]

Re: Goodmans PVR gd11fvrsd32

Have you any photo's of the board and taken any measurements.

[Acton-Hilton]

Re: Goodmans PVR gd11fvrsd32

Have you any photo's of the board and taken any measurements.

Not yet, just wondering if anyone has worked on these boxes before?

[Acton-Hilton]

Re: Goodmans PVR gd11fvrsd32

Ok it is now fixed.
There are 2no 1000uf 25v I replaced, 3no 470uf 25v also replaced + the main smoothing 33uf 450v - which left it's Neg connection behind when de-soldered - I suspect it had gone OC there, & that was the main fault.

I hope this helps anyone else with the odd obscure fault on this nice Freeview recorder. They are nice & quiet, with a laptop HDD 320,500 or upgradable to at least 750gb.
Bob

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: Goodmans PVR gd11fvrsd32

Cheers, you got an images at all though please ?

[Acton-Hilton]

Re: Goodmans PVR gd11fvrsd32

Cheers, you got an images at all though please ?

Here is the user guide
This may have been a one off, but the main electrolytic is C05 - I suspect this was really the only fault, as all the rest of the Caps looked OK.
A lot of these boxes, have been sold By Tesco & Sainsburys though - they are normally pretty reliable - if a bit insensitive.