240sx4u
Technically It's LexusGuy
I'll update this after I get some more time to make sure it's stable and will continue to work, but after cap replacement the unit powered up and connected to the internet. It updated itself (which I think it was trying to do when it pooped out) and appears to be working fine.
I'll wait to give an all clear on this, but it appears to have fixed my unit. My guess is these all fail due to the same pair of caps being roasted by a voltage regulator. I may take it back apart and see if I can creatively mount the caps on the bottom of the PSU board to move them away from the intense regulator heat. I replaced all the caps in mine, and misread one. I put a 100v cap in a 400v spot. THAT was smokey!! I ended up dropping the original back in because it tested good with my meter.
Once I am sure it's working fine I will provide a parts list from Mouser to replace all the caps. I may be interested in buying one with the same issues as mine to repair as I could use a 2nd one here. It'd have to be pretty cheap though, cause I am cheap.
- Evan
I'll wait to give an all clear on this, but it appears to have fixed my unit. My guess is these all fail due to the same pair of caps being roasted by a voltage regulator. I may take it back apart and see if I can creatively mount the caps on the bottom of the PSU board to move them away from the intense regulator heat. I replaced all the caps in mine, and misread one. I put a 100v cap in a 400v spot. THAT was smokey!! I ended up dropping the original back in because it tested good with my meter.
Once I am sure it's working fine I will provide a parts list from Mouser to replace all the caps. I may be interested in buying one with the same issues as mine to repair as I could use a 2nd one here. It'd have to be pretty cheap though, cause I am cheap.
- Evan