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October 14th 10, 09:37 AM
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PSU Capacitor kits
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Sky HD Thompson PSU Capacitor kits Lots of these being sold £ 9.00 on eBay, suggest it solves the non recording, low signal, hang-reboot problems Anyone with any thoughts, experiences, warnings etc ? TIA -- Vass 
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October 14th 10, 10:59 AM
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PSU Capacitor kits
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: Sky HD Thompson PSU Capacitor kits : Lots of these being sold £ 9.00 on eBay, suggest it solves the non : recording, low signal, hang-reboot problems : Anyone with any thoughts, experiences, warnings etc ? As my Thomson Sky HD has had *NONE* of the problems you describe in 3-years of loyal service (and an upgrade to a 1Tb HDD) they are not at all intrinsic to this make! Despite this reliability I also HAVE a capacitor kit - to fit sometime when the spirit moves me!
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October 14th 10, 12:57 PM
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PSU Capacitor kits
"Vass" wrote in message . uk... ? Sky HD Thompson PSU Capacitor kits Lots of these being sold £ 9.00 on eBay, suggest it solves the non recording, low signal, hang-reboot problems Anyone with any thoughts, experiences, warnings etc ? TIA -- Vass According to Satcure, all Thompson PSUs made before 2008 have the poor quality "CapXon" capacitors. This caused problems, which affected many (but not all) Thomson Sky HD and Sky+ receivers. See www.satcure.co.uk/tech/thom_psu.htm. Satcure might charge a lot more than £9 for replacement capacitors. However, they claim to use the best quality components that are presently available. Satcure warn against "COPYCAT KITS ON EBAY! and elsewhere". Satcure make a profit from the sale of repair kits and replacement PSUs, so in the words of Mandy Rice Davies, "they would say that, wouldn't they?" However, I can confirm that following my DIY installation of a replacement PSU from Satcure, I have experienced no further problems.
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October 14th 10, 01:23 PM
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PSU Capacitor kits
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"Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... "Vass" wrote in message . uk... ? Sky HD Thompson PSU Capacitor kits Lots of these being sold £ 9.00 on eBay, suggest it solves the non recording, low signal, hang-reboot problems Anyone with any thoughts, experiences, warnings etc ? TIA -- Vass According to Satcure, all Thompson PSUs made before 2008 have the poor quality "CapXon" capacitors. This caused problems, which affected many (but not all) Thomson Sky HD and Sky+ receivers. See www.satcure.co.uk/tech/thom_psu.htm. Satcure might charge a lot more than £9 for replacement capacitors. However, they claim to use the best quality components that are presently available. Satcure warn against "COPYCAT KITS ON EBAY! and elsewhere". Satcure make a profit from the sale of repair kits and replacement PSUs, so in the words of Mandy Rice Davies, "they would say that, wouldn't they?" However, I can confirm that following my DIY installation of a replacement PSU from Satcure, I have experienced no further problems. cool, i'll give it a go and report back when all done and tested
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