HowTo keep your Vu+ cool and avoid overheating.

FanControl2 on Duo2.... not working, due to 2pin socket I guess. Manual fan control with PWM set to 130 and 805rpm is reported all the time (that is ok), no fan noise, and temperature is 37-39C all the time (antenna connectors are extremely hot at the same time...)
 
Is there yet another (3rd) fan controlling plugin for duo2? I ruled out FanControl2 and now I am using Manual Fan Control. Is that another plugin any better that Manual Fan Control and if so, how could I set it up? Without Manual Fan Control the reported temperature was significantly higher than with it running. Please advise.
 
Hi,
Due to the speed of rotation the "blades" catch lot of dust which decrease efficiency. I think cleaning the fun from time to time will increase the cooling of the box.
 
You could always install the fan next, on top or under your stb. Then you only need FanControl 3 to have everything working smoothly.
Whoever came up with this sure laughing right now. The BCM chipset does not need a fan to cool off. If vuplus or whoever did not install
correct components with high temperature compliance that is another story. You might need a fan to cool those things off.

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Hi, my Vu+ Duo occasionally restart itself which I believe is due to overheating.
I replaced the internal fan and am using a laptop fan (similar to the one shown in the pictures of Serpa1982 above. I also turned off almost all plug-ins to not start with boot. However, the box still keeps on restarting albeit the frequency is much less now.

The other thing is, once its restarts, it keeps on restarting until I turn it off and leave it alone for a couple of hours. My fan control is set to always on.

Can anyone here suggest what else I need to do? I have BH 2.0.3 installed on my box.
 
Great, Just found some instructions on another forum about which capacitor to change and how to change it...
The box now works perfect - saved me spending another couple of hundred quids to buy a new box
 
Pushing the button longer just switch off the box, then I have to restart it from the back button
 
cga said:
Pushing the button longer just switch off the box, then I have to restart it from the back button
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Hi,
You havn't to restart it from the back button, the button next to the commun interface you can just push it to put the duo on. On mine after a deep standby It's put on usin the remote control, or when the timer is set.
 
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