Testing and Repairing the Sonicview 360 Elite Power Supply

You should eliminate other possibilities first perhaps a large !S" "uss powered
e#ternal hard drive$ a possible short or other problem in your antenna system$ some
corruption re%uiring the factory software to be loaded$ or even the fact that some &P or
&PP '(")s and Switch combinations could re%uire more current than the *00m+
ma#imum '(" ,urrent this Receiver can reliably provide-
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There are four separate outputs on this Power Supply$ each one has important
functions$ and they must all be within specifications-
0f you or a 1Tech1 friend could measure the voltages on your board for &, 2oltage
and +, Ripple content .Reference ,hassis 3round/$ you would 4now if there is a
problem and where it1s at-
The voltage on the 3-32 output should be very close to 3-32 .The other 3 outputs
will be somewhat 1close1/- The +, Ripple should be between 5 to 3 milli2olts at 66 478-
0 highly suggest replacing +'' the caps in the same circuit to prevent similar
9strange) problems in the future-
0f you cannot follow this advice$ 0 suggest you replace +'' the caps in the
:3-3 2olt circuit$ +(& +'' the caps in the :*-; 2olt ,ircuit$ and see if it solves
the problem-
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2oltages are printed on the circuit board at the ,onnector
,onnector ,B( >05 To @ain Receiver "oard
P5 ."lac4/ 3nd
P> .Chite/ :>> 2 ,aps E,>50 6*0&DE3;v$ E,>05 6*0&DE3;2$ E,>0> >>0&DE3;2
(BTE? E,>50 and E,>05 are in Parallel
P3 .Chite/ :>> 2 &irectly ,onnected to Pin >
P6 .Chite/ :5> 2 ,aps E,>03 500&DE>;2 E,>06 500&DE562
P; .Chite/ :*-; 2 ,aps E,>0; 5$000&DE562 E,>06 330&DE562
P6 .Chite/ 3nd
P* .Chite/ 3nd
PA .Chite/ :3-3 2 ,aps E,>0* >$>00&DE502 E,>0A 6*0&DE502
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(BTE? E,>50 F E,>05 in the >>2 ,ircuit are in Parallel$ and if replaced < replace
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The :>> 2olt ,ircuit in this S2 Receiver provides '(" power to "oth Tuners-
Chen Electrolytic Dilter ,apacitors start to go bad$ you may see 1Strange1 things
going on with your Receiver- These random problems could include 0nability to "oot$ Re<
"ooting issues$ 'oc4ups re%uiring Re<"oots$ !S" &rive problems$ Dailure to load
software with !S" &rives$ 0nability to load with the 9Serial 'oader) Program$ Receiver
Problems in general including 0ntermittent Satellite Reception$ !nusual 7eating$
andmany other problems that seem to get worse over time- Some of these symptoms
may
temporarily go away with a power switch reboot-
Electrolytic ,apacitors should be tested out of circuit for 2alue$ 'ea4age at rated
Cor4ing 2oltage$ and ESR-
You cannot 1see1 or 9feel) a good or bad cap- 0f they are bulged$ rounded up at the
top$ have little pinholes$ or have signs of dried up stuff on them$ they are very<veryvery
bad < period- ,ontinued operation in this condition can cause e%uipment failures-
0f one cap is bad$ replace the other ones in the same circuit too-
E#ample 5? 3-3 2olt Replace E,>0*$ +(& E,>0A-
E#ample >? *-; 2olt Replace E,>0;$ +(& E,>06-
E#ample 3? >> 2olt Replace E,>50$ +(& E,>05$ +(& E,>0>-
(ote? 0f you do not replace all the caps in the associated c5rcuit$ you may have more
9Strange) problems later-
Bbserve polarity when replacing < (egative 'ead goes to the bold blac4 . / mar4
on the circuit "oard-
These components were selected by design- +lways use the same 2alue and
2oltage ratings as the original- Try to get 'ow ESR and 7igh Temp .50;Gc/
replacements if you can- There is absolutely no point to go over voltage unless you
cannot obtain the correct value$ and the higher voltage ,aps will be physically larger-
Electrolytic ,apacitors Hli4eH to be operated around 60 to A0I of their wor4ing voltage-
Chy do these caps go bad J
There was a big batch of bad of Electrolytic ,apacitors? @any articles are
available describing how this one company stole an incomplete formula for the
electrolyte and produced a whole bunch of ine#pensive caps$ and flooded the world
mar4ets- Those caps found their way into a lot of consumer and commercial electronic
devices$ P,)s$ medical e%uipment$ all 4inds of things < and even into S2 power supplies-
(e#t is heat- 'oading your receiver with large !S" "uss Powered 7ard &rives
and power hungry '(")s and Switches ma4es the power supply wor4 harder and
produce more heat- @a4e sure the "ottom$ Sides$ and the Top of your receiver are
clear and unobstructed to allow air flow- &on)t set it on top of anything that produces
heat- Your Receiver draws power and produces heat < even when it)s in 9Standby)
.,loc4 &isplay/- E#cessive heat can cause early component failure- Turn your unit Bff
once in a while when it)s not in use-
,apacitors and other electronic components can also Kust plain 9Cear But)-
Dilter caps in a switching power supply running at 66 478 really do a lot of wor4 in
normal operation- They can and will feel warm to the touch in this application$ but
never 7BT .indicates high lea4age current or a partial short/- They should never feel
stone cold in this application that could indicate a value decrease or an ESR increase-
This is not a very accurate method$ and is not a substitute for real test e%uipment-
The rectifier &iodes used in this power supply are all high speed Schott4y diodes-
They must be ta4en out of circuit to test- 0f they do go bad$ they would usually 9short)$
and would usually shut the power supply down$ or blow the protective fuse- &o not
replace them with a regular rectifier diode because it will Kust 1smo4e1-
"e warned < There is high voltage present on the rear half of that circuit board