Hi, new to this forum.
Been working with the TBS5980 for a while, found some troubles.
#1) The 5980 gets really hot and becomes inoperable after 10-15 minutes.
I found a heat sink that fits on the top of the unit (not attached, just sits on top) that helps, but I feel it gets hotter than it should. It is connected to one port of a dual DRO C-band LNBF. Have not had trouble with stand-alone satellite receivers on this LNBF.
Checked the power supply for the TBS5980. Open circuit voltage is about 9vdc, but I also measure 2v A/C. Is this normal? maybe related to the heat issue? If I unplug the power supply and reverse the plug and plug it back in, the AC voltage disappears. Seems to depend on which way it is plugged in. (mains plugs here are 120VAC, one prong is A/C, other is neutral, third (optional, if device has a grounded plug) is ground) The supplied plug/cable is NOT polarized.
#2) LED on front, sometimes red, sometimes blue.
I have not found anything documented relating to this LED. Sometimes it blinks blue when connecting or powering up the unit, sometimes not. Sometimes turns blue when locked onto a transponder, sometimes stays red. Seems to depend on software too, seems to turn blue more often when used with SmartDVB.
is there any information available about these topics?
Thank you.
-C.