Heat Issues with cw600 prem

[bordr_7]

I've had my receiver for about two weeks now and it would always overheat after about 2-4 minutes of use so i had to remove the cover and keep a fan blowing on it, so last week i cut a hole in the cover and installed a fan from my old computer case which fixed the problem. Has anybody else had similar problems or did i just get a faulty box? Don't get me wrong the box is an A+ if it weren't for the overheating issue.

[arboristman]

somethings wrong there.they run cool.
turn the fan off.unhook the line from dish.let it sit for a few mins and see if it still runs warm.
you of course killed your warranty now.

[tomcat01]

yup the warrenty is gone but you can also use thermal glue you can get it at any computer store and also add a heat sink .. but i have never heard of them being hot ..

[vtoskov]

I've never heard of overheating issues with the CW600p, I leave mine ON all the time 24/7, the only time I shut it off is to load a bin, I've had no heating issues what so ever. You probably got the bad one in the whole bunch, a lemon. If you can fix it to keep it running it's cool, if not a replacement is that expensive.

[RAN-MAN]

I HAVE SEEN A FEW UNITS THAT DO RUN WARMER THAN NORMAL BUT TO DATE NO PROBLEMS.

[haddad287]

Originally Posted by bordr_7

I've had my receiver for about two weeks now and it would always overheat after about 2-4 minutes of use so i had to remove the cover and keep a fan blowing on it, so last week i cut a hole in the cover and installed a fan from my old computer case which fixed the problem. Has anybody else had similar problems or did i just get a faulty box? Don't get me wrong the box is an A+ if it weren't for the overheating issue.

My CW 600p never had any problems with heating or anything else such as that

=)

[bordr_7]

i tried everything before i installed the fan but nothing worked, it's actually not the decoder thats getting hot but the transistor that is overheating. The first time I took the cover off to see how hot it was getting to the touch (after unplugging it of course ) i burnt my finger on the aluminum heatsink. oh well it still works like a charm, i just did what i had to do without a long warranty wait.