Virgin Box Went Bang

TbirdX · 15-01-2010, 18:31

Sitting on my sofa at 7.30am the other morning, and there was a loud bang...

wtf was that I wondered, looked up and the Virgin box (standard box) had gone off, the room stank of fried electronics and on investigation the box was red hot.

Unplugged and am awaiting an engineer. Sounded and smelled like a cap went to me. Only a couple of months old at best.

Anyone else had anything similar?

darren.b · 15-01-2010, 19:57

Maybe Steve from Newport in India near Newcastle remotely detonated your box, the same way he can do with cable modems. Apparently

Here.

(sorry, but electrics do give up the ghost sometimes)

15-01-2010, 20:08

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Originally Posted by solcuerda

Maybe Steve from Newport in India remotely detonated your box, the same way he can do with cable modems. Apparently

Here.

(sorry, but electrics do give up the ghost sometimes)

cracking post that made me laugh .....steve from newport near newcastle

TbirdX · 15-01-2010, 20:34

I know electronics aren't bombproof but I just wondered if it was common for these things to go in the manner described.

I doubt it was Steve from Newport In India, although the helpdesk guy did ask me to plug it in and turn it on.
I declined and then he insisted, I declined again, and asked for Mr Bransons address as I'd like to be able to send him a bill if my box catches fire and burns my house down

He's sending an engineer

dd11 · 15-01-2010, 21:10

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Originally Posted by solcuerda

Maybe Steve from Newport in India near Newcastle remotely detonated your box, the same way he can do with cable modems. Apparently

Here.

Lol! Thats an awesome read.

Kymmy · 15-01-2010, 22:13

Sounds like a capacitor on the switch mode PSU went bang (either casued by a faulty cap or short circuit transistor

15-01-2010, 22:17

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

Sounds like a capacitor on the switch mode PSU went bang (either casued by a faulty cap or short circuit transistor

aawww you gone and ruined it Kymmy .. we nearly had TBirdx convinced it was a bomb detonated by steve from newport near newcastle

danielf · 15-01-2010, 22:18

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Originally Posted by TbirdX

Anyone else had anything similar?

Yeah. Just the other day I was woken up by a loud bang coming from my neighbour's house. At 7.30 am! Bloody annoying that was

TbirdX · 16-01-2010, 22:19

The nice fella from Virgin came today and gave me another Sammy Box, lets see how long this one lasts shall we.