[pvrusb2] Ability to fully reset a PVRUSB2 Device

[isely at isely.net]

If it really is heat related a simple test can be done: aim a fan at 
it...

If the problem is the power brick, a fan of course won't help.

  -Mike


On Sat, 16 Mar 2019, Diego Rivera wrote:

> No, but thanks for the info!! The devices (yes, it's two of them ☺) do seem to run a little hot so
> that may be a factor here on why they're hanging. I'll also look into getting them a decent power
> supply.
> Cheers!
> 
> On Sat, 2019-03-16 at 16:48 +0000, Gary Buhrmaster wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 4:06 PM Diego Rivera <diego.rivera.cr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  Every so often one of the devices ceases to function and just "dies".
> > It has been a long long time since I touched one ofthose, but I would always look at the root
> > causesof the hangs first.....
> > The two most common issues with the HVR-1950that I ran into is that it can overheat (and hang)and
> > the power supply can be going bad (and thedevice hangs).
> > For the first, I found avoiding stacking them (whichI had been doing) was sufficient to avoid
> > overheating(although your location may vary and you may needactive airflow), and for the second, I
> > replaced thepower adapter.  FWIW, I don't think any of thepower adapters that I ever got from
> > Hauppaugewere of good quality, and I usually just replaced thempro-actively with a high quality
> > switching supply(at the time I had a local source of delta brandedoem switching supplies that were
> > dirt cheap andnew in box).  Note that you typically can't just usea VOM on the adapter to test,
> > you have to put theadapter under load and look at the ripple.  Usuallyjust easier to replace the
> > power supply.
> > And none of this was actually in response tothe question you
> > asked..._______________________________________________pvrusb2 mailing listpvrusb2 at isely.net
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> 

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