Ever open your Virus?

[spindlenine]

Timo,

Would you mind posting the complete set of files that you received from the tech support guys? I expect that they would be useful to people in the future who might want to open up their Virus.

You guys are brave souls... I would send mine in to the shop.

- max

[waxahachie]

I bought my Virus on Ebay and always works fine but after turned one start smell like burns or electronic overheat, dammit... well I opened and the problem was with the +5v regulator CI 7805 getting a little more heat that normal, im very familiar with regulated power supplies and after check voltages and some vital electronic components everything seems normal, so I made a little custom modification relocating the 7805 in a better location and now can work 24/7 perfectly normal, no heats no smells and even tried keep it working for five contimuous days.

[Juho L]

Originally Posted by waxahachie

I bought my Virus on Ebay and always works fine but after turned one start smell like burns or electronic overheat, dammit... well I opened and the problem was with the +5v regulator CI 7805 getting a little more heat that normal, im very familiar with regulated power supplies and after check voltages and some vital electronic components everything seems normal, so I made a little custom modification relocating the 7805 in a better location and now can work 24/7 perfectly normal, no heats no smells and even tried keep it working for five contimuous days.

Hmm... That's definetly not normal. Seems like something is causing excessive current consumption. The current consumption of Virus is so minimal that it really sohuldn't cause heat dissipation problems. I think it would be wise to check that the transformer is suitable for the unit (the rack unit has an external transformer, right?) and if it's ok then check the groundings. If the regulator is hot it's only a matter of time when it gets burned.

[waxahachie]

You right the consumption come from the display module, this one have two integrated circuits built in so I dont have other option, just locate the LM7805 in better place and enjoy the Virus for while.

[Timo]

Originally Posted by spindlenine

Timo,

Would you mind posting the complete set of files that you received from the tech support guys? I expect that they would be useful to people in the future who might want to open up their Virus.

You guys are brave souls... I would send mine in to the shop.

- max

All pics (from both Access' hardware branch and my own) can be seen here: http://infekted.org/virus/showthread...406#post242406

Access' pics are the "[Step 1], [Step 2], etc." links shown in the first quote. My pics are the ones that follow that.

I never actually got around to swapping out the pots as I picked up the various bits of soldering equipment at a later time, and I always get waylaid and start jamming on the Indigo instead! - The affected pots don't affect actual usage. However I have a spare slot tomorrow so will do a bit of Viral surgery, with more pics. Of course these would be different to a TI.

[DeFex]

I opened it to move the plugs to the back for rack mounting. i didnt even look closely at the boards or anything like i normally would. just closed it back up and tested it right away

i like how it says warranty void if you remove the sticker, but they tell you how to change to rear mounted plugs.

fortunately it worked.and the sticker stuck back on fine

[annikk.exe]

Originally Posted by DeFex

fortunately it worked.and the sticker stuck back on fine :D

I'm sure if it ever needs to go for repair under warranty, nobody will suspect a thing ! :P


-Annikk