Electrical/Radio Question
Feb 15, 2019 08:41:15 #
incognito wrote:
Sounds weird but unplug everything from the unit and transformer from wall outlets. Wait a minute or two and plug them back in see if that works.
Been there, done that. I'm sending it back to the company today. They'll repair is for $32.99 and give it another year's warranty.
Feb 15, 2019 10:29:32 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
Power outages can, indeed, destroy all kinds of digital devices. The best solution is to use a surge protector.
If you have a wall wart external power supply you verify with a multimeter that proper voltage is coming from the wall wart. It will be a bit higher than 12 V as it is an unregulated supply with no load.
If the power supply in internal take the company up on its offer.
If you have a wall wart external power supply you verify with a multimeter that proper voltage is coming from the wall wart. It will be a bit higher than 12 V as it is an unregulated supply with no load.
If the power supply in internal take the company up on its offer.
Feb 15, 2019 11:35:22 #
Jerry, Sad to hear about the damaged Grace Internet radio. I too have a Grace, but it's an Internet tuner, and like you, it's connected directly to the Internet. We've been listening to ClassicFM out of London. It's on 24/7. Should this one fail, I'd gladly buy another, especially since this one has been on for at least four years. Interesting note, we've had power glitches twice in the past year and it survived both. Oh oh, carma. I need to watch out now, don't I?
Feb 15, 2019 14:15:59 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Considering the outage lasted about three seconds, that would have been difficult. 
Hello Jerry, Have you contacted your power company? They may be responsible for damage from this type of outage. The damage was probably done when a huge power spike came through when the power became restored.
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Feb 15, 2019 17:35:10 #
Mar 2, 2019 07:06:27 #
johnnievegas wrote:
does the display screen show netflix or Prime videos?
No. It's very small and shows the station list, Menu, what being played - stuff like that.
Mar 2, 2019 07:07:10 #
Bill Emmett wrote:
Hello Jerry, Have you contacted your power company? They may be responsible for damage from this type of outage. The damage was probably done when a huge power spike came through when the power became restored.
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That was the only thing affected, and the power comes into the radio through a 12 volt adapter.
Mar 2, 2019 07:12:24 #
I got the radio back yesterday. They replaced the "Reciva/Main module." That seems to be the main circuit board. I'm going to plug it into my UPS backup so that won't happen again. I had that non-restarting after a power outage a couple of times in the past, but it eventually restarted. Maybe the board was on its way out.
Imagine bringing anything be repaired and being charged just $33. And it has a one-year warranty.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS716US717&q=Reciva/Main+module&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF9vz_tePgAhWKmeAKHXKiAUIQsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1920&bih=937
Imagine bringing anything be repaired and being charged just $33. And it has a one-year warranty.
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS716US717&q=Reciva/Main+module&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF9vz_tePgAhWKmeAKHXKiAUIQsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1920&bih=937
Mar 4, 2019 22:28:17 #
Mr. SONY
Loc: LI, NY
Buy yourself a small UPS. I have 5 of them in use.
I use them on the cable box. Computers including laptops.
Modem, router DVR, etc.
I use them on the cable box. Computers including laptops.
Modem, router DVR, etc.
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