Help Required plze WITH TM5402 HD

[Barney]

A good friend of mine has a TM5402 HD box
but last few days he cant make it boot up anymore
just random numbers and i think letters appear on front LCD display
but it just wont boot up for him
So its obvious there is no access to main menu to Re-patch it again
is there anything at all i can try tommorrow as he is gonna bring it to me to try a fix it for him tommorrow morning ???

is there some way i can force update via 9 PIN Serial cable ??
or is there something else i can try to get a patch loaded on it ?
any help of course will be appreciated .
thank you in advance .

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Barney

[Roadrunner]

Sounds like a blown cap on the power board. I had something similar when I had a Technomate. I would check the board for any ill looking caps. Easily replaced (when I did mine it was my first electronic project and I was fresh from the you tube course of soldering ;)

[holmroad]

Assume you've tried switching power off and on again at the back toggle switch Barney? Suggest waiting 40 secs with it off before switching on again!
Mine sometimes jams up a bit like you describe, but without being there its difficult mate!

[holmroad]

@Barney:-

Hope you'll let us know how its going please mate?:respect-055:

[Barney]

i will guys sorry for delay got held up with various things but will post tommorrow and let you know
thnxs for all advise and help its appreciated as always .
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Barney

[holmroad]

How's it going Barney?
Any luck yet?:number-one-043:

[Barney]

Got it back working now manic01's advice post #4 above was spot on infact
Got it back running again thnxs to him ..
have to let it run now test it for 24hrs just to make sure it wont stop again ,
sorry for my delay in response but great advice again and confirmed now box is again brought back to life and is fully functional as i type
fingers crossed this issue dont happen again but if so at least now i'll know what to do : )
Very surprised to see this problem hasnt been reported very much but great there is a soloution however .
cheers my friends for all your valuable help & Support .
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Barney

[holmroad]

Hey thats BRILL Barney - manic01 is second to none when it comes to working remedies mate, Zorch too!!:grouphug: