Hi,

 If ,like me, you've had any problems with a showcenter which will not respond to the remote control, even though it appears to be otherwise OK, it could be that there has been a failure of its' power supply. First you need to confirm if possible that the remote itself is OK - change the batteries etc, try a different one if you have one, try it with a different showcenter - whatever you can.

 If the remote is OK, but the green light on the showcenter does not flash when you press a button, then it is likely that one or more of the capacitors on the power supply has failed. The short guide below shows how you can replace the capacitiors and get it up and running again.

http://www.sewwhat.gb.com/paul/Showcenter_not_responding_to_remote.pdf

If your showcenter is completely dead, it may also be worth taking off the lid and checking the power supply - especially if it is no longer in warranty - to see if there are any blown capacitors.

If you are not competant with a soldering iron, I recommend that you ask someone who is to do this, as if you get things wrong you could potentially destroy the showcenter altogether.

It's just a shame that Pinnacle insist on effectively crippling such a good little device by using poor quality components in the first place.

 

Hi,

 nice guide, had to do this on the last SC that I bought on eBay.

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Very nice guide. I think I have the exact problem described here. I will try my hand at this. Thank you very much!

Hi,

 

Thanks again for the nice guide. It worked like a charm for me. I replaced the 1000uF 10v capacitors. It was a little stressful to de-solder the existing capacitors, so I left the other two.

It's an additional purchase, but if you're going to Radio Shack to buy a new capacitor *anyway*, you might want to check out their desoldering vacuum tool.  Makes desoldering components quite a bit less stressful.

BittMann

Thanks for the tip. I saw that tool while I was at Radioshack buying the solder and iron. I should have got that. I couldn't get the capacitors from Radioshack. Had to buy them online.

Yes, that's another success.  The problem was exactly as your document says, even down to the same capacitor being blown.  The cap had obviously got hot, because that white goo they use to hold them in position had gone brown and crispy.

 Maplins didn't have the direct equivalent capacitor for the 22uF / 400V one, so I used a 47uF / 450V one, which was rather larger than the original one, but it pushed to the side (overhanging the board) and then no problem.

 Thanks, runningdeere, for the info for a couple of pounds my showcenter is back working again.

 (Note for non-UK people - Maplins is an electronic store, like Radio Shack is in the USA)