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Faulty Nokia Dbox 2

Discussion in 'Digital TV - United States & Canada' started by Chrisabc, Jun 8, 2007.

  1. Chrisabc

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    Does anyone have an in-depth knowledge of the hardware of Nokia Dboxs?

    I bought a faulty one for a project to repair (i have a lot of free time at work and I'm not afraid to use a soldering iron!).

    The problem is, it doesn't do much when you turn it on - there is power going in, as the LCD does light up (if you view it from the right angle) and if you push power + up the screen "resets".

    I've poked about a bit and from what i can tell some "clever" person has tried to put a new tuner on it, and screwed it up a bit. The voltages on the PCB are present and correct from what i can tell, but at least one pin on the tuner is not connected properly.

    If the tuner was partially connected in this way would it give the fault I have, or is there more for me to find?

    Personally I would have expected it still to boot up if it was just the tuner disconnected...

    I look forward to hearing what you all think!

    Chris.
     
  2. Alanski

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    hi mate,im afraid your front proccesor is broken and would need replacing,bin the box and try again
     
  3. Chrisabc

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    yeah, figured it has gone to silicone heaven!!

    I'll salvage the case and screen etc for spares then and bin the rest lol.

     
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    ill have the board and tuner off you if you want sell them
     
  5. Chrisabc

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    how much? lol
     
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    well i take it the tuner is working??,ill give you £15 plus p and p for it,were abouts are you from ?
     
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    Well I cant confirm the tuner works cos the box wont boot up, but it looks like it's a new tuner cos someone has tried to solder it in!

    I'm based in the Petersfield area (GU33)
     
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    ok,if you can put it on ebay as a buy it now i can get it from you
     

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