[Ron Capik]

Mike Dobony wrote:

On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:22:18 GMT, Ron Capik wrote:

Hi all,

Much to my surprise, after ~2 years of flawless performance, one
of my DEQ 2496 crashed in the middle of a show. Being well out
of warranty, I popped the lid. I found the glue gun goop (they use to
hold everything in place) overflowed onto a chip, and that chip
overheated. Once cool the unit seemed to work, so I cut the goop
away, added a heatsink to the chip and all seems well for now.
[ I also ordered a backup/replacement unit, just in case... ]

Anyway, I'm wondering if folks have noted any similar (or other)
non-bathtub curve failures with these units?

For the most part these boxes seem rock solid, other than
the few out of the box failures.

Wondering if I should pop the lid on all my boxes and check
for excess goop... ?


Later...

Ron Capik

I had one remanufactured one fail out of the box. It kept cycling through
the features or kept clicking.

Yeah, but out of the box failures fit the bathtub curve.


Later...

Ron Capik
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