SKYBOX F3 - recovery kit for bricked or fail boot.

[Jontydog]

Have binned it now as he has bought a v8s off his mate

 

[johnboymartin]

good old bin lol

 

[huz]

please can someone help me?
i have tried flashing the box but it will load to 100 and then will start again it is stuck in this loop

 

[jfish]

please can someone help me?
i have tried flashing the box but it will load to 100 and then will start again it is stuck in this loop

have you tried a different PSU seen this before and a new PSU fixed the problem

 

[huz]

i have not tried anothere psu
i will try that now and see how i get on
thanks

 

[zezespecial]

Hi all,

sorry about the newbie question, but what is a PSU? I've got the same problem described in this post, i have tried a few different firmware files, but the result is always the same.

Thanks in advance

 

[johnboymartin]

Hi all,

sorry about the newbie question, but what is a PSU? I've got the same problem described in this post, i have tried a few different firmware files, but the result is always the same.

Thanks in advance

this is psu

 

[zezespecial]

this is psu

Thanks for your reply johnboymartin, understood that it is the power supply unit module. The raises two questions:

• Is that an easy way to confirm if the problem is related with power supply?
• If it is, where can i buy a similar piece to replace it?

Thanks again!

 

[zezespecial]

Does anyone known how i can confirm if the problem with the box is related with the power supply module? Thanks

 

[spud1966]

take a pic of the power supply and post it here


could be a duff capacitor ?

 

[johnboymartin]

Thanks for your reply johnboymartin, understood that it is the power supply unit module. The raises two questions:

• Is that an easy way to confirm if the problem is related with power supply?
• If it is, where can i buy a similar piece to replace it?

Thanks again!

have look not that dear
Skybox F3 Powerboard PSU Power | eBay...

 

[zezespecial]

Thanks guys!

spud1966, i have opened the box and it does seem that something melted here:


Though, i didn't expected for the box to do the load counting while having something burn...

 

[chookey]

Your mainboard looks as though it's had a spill. Carefully remove that gunk without damaging any tracks, you may have to remove the capacitor. Clean the damaged area with some ipa and a soft toothbrush.
Look for any loss of continuity in the affected tracks or upload a closeup pic of the area.

 

[dimitri71]

need help too

 

[chookey]

need help too

What with?, how to complete a sentence roud:

 

[zezespecial]

Your mainboard looks as though it's had a spill. Carefully remove that gunk without damaging any tracks, you may have to remove the capacitor. Clean the damaged area with some ipa and a soft toothbrush.
Look for any loss of continuity in the affected tracks or upload a closeup pic of the area.

Have cleaned everything, but the problem remains... Box keeps restarting before complete loading. I would try a new PSU but the ones i have found for sale are almost as costly as buying a new box... damn!

 

[chookey]

Did you remove the capacitor?
did you check the tracks for continuity?

Hard to tell from your pic regarding damage, could you take a better one?

If you have a meter it would also be wise to check those voltages on the RHS connector. Test them whilst applying power and see if they remain steady.

 

[bigbearrossa]

I need this does this still work

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I need to fix one of these boxes it just sticks on display at channel 95

 

[rafadenduda]

same problem !!

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I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE ENERGY FONT!

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I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE ENERGY FONT!

 

[aporras_1983]

I have a F3, last week I did a blind scan and the box got stuck or something. I had to turn the switch off and now it's dead, but when I connect the ethernet cable the lights are lighthing up. I tried to flash the FW using a RS232 cable but I got the "set stb memory error" always. I tried with many loaders and abs files with no luck. Is there a chance to come back to life my box? Sorry for my english, is not my mother languaje.