old sky box dead?

I have an old Grundig sky box, very old.

It's recently stopped working. Whenever I connect the mains lead,
instead of going to standby, all the LEDs on the display flicker and
there's a rapid ticking sound (probably the sound of the LEDs switching
on and off). This happens irrespective of whether there is a sky card
inserted or whether the inputs and outputs are used.

Anything I can do or is it for the bin?

Thanks for any advice.

wrote:

I have an old Grundig sky box, very old.

It's recently stopped working. Whenever I connect the mains lead,
instead of going to standby, all the LEDs on the display flicker and
there's a rapid ticking sound (probably the sound of the LEDs switching
on and off). This happens irrespective of whether there is a sky card
inserted or whether the inputs and outputs are used.

Anything I can do or is it for the bin?

Thanks for any advice.

Google for re-set sequence.

wrote:

I have an old Grundig sky box, very old.

It's recently stopped working.

Time to get a new one.

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On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 18:02:42 +0000,
lid (Alan Pemberton) wrote:

wrote:

I have an old Grundig sky box, very old.

It's recently stopped working. Whenever I connect the mains lead,
instead of going to standby, all the LEDs on the display flicker and
there's a rapid ticking sound (probably the sound of the LEDs switching
on and off).

A rapid ticking sound is characteristic of a faulty power supply unit.
Several firms sell psu repair kits for DIY use for around a tenner, or
you can get Sky to repair/replace the box for a standard £65 call-out
fee.

There's also Ebay in case the minor fault you found is actually a
massive failure. I went that route to get a silver Panasonic.
--

Julian Richards

www.richardsuk.f9.co.uk
Website of "Robot Wars" middleweight "Broadsword IV"

Julian Richards wrote:
On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 18:02:42 +0000,
lid (Alan Pemberton) wrote:

wrote:

I have an old Grundig sky box, very old.

It's recently stopped working. Whenever I connect the mains lead,
instead of going to standby, all the LEDs on the display flicker and
there's a rapid ticking sound (probably the sound of the LEDs switching
on and off).

A rapid ticking sound is characteristic of a faulty power supply unit.
Several firms sell psu repair kits for DIY use for around a tenner, or
you can get Sky to repair/replace the box for a standard £65 call-out
fee.

There's also Ebay in case the minor fault you found is actually a
massive failure. I went that route to get a silver Panasonic.
--

Julian Richards

www.richardsuk.f9.co.uk
Website of "Robot Wars" middleweight "Broadsword IV"

I've got a grundig in the loft sitting unused that you can have for £20