[Gwil]

The power supply on my Istar seems to have broken. The light on the supply doesn't come on when plugged in and I've tried a couple mains leads into the PSU. I'm in the UK so the make is a FSP060-1AD101C.

I'm not sure I can be bothered to wait for a replacement to be sent so I'm after buying a new one myself. Am I right in thinking any 12v 5A DC PSU will do the job? Perhaps something like this?

Also, what size plug is it in the back of the istar? I assume either a 2.1mm or 2.5.

Thanks for any help.

[Luxor]

That is correct, i tried several different PSU, and they all worked perfectly.

The one on Ebay is OK.

Luxor

[Gwil]

Thanks for your help, I've gone ahead and ordered that one, hopefully it'll work fine, I'm missing watching HD stuff already!

[Gwil]

The new power supply arrived today and works just fine, in case anyone finds themselves in the same situation.

[High-C]

I don't know, are all Europeans so well-off and don't mind spending $32 for an AC/DC converter that they could have gotten from the manufacturer for free since it was defected? For $35 I got my Philips Divx/Xvid player from Amazon two years ago, shipping included & tax-free, and I am still using that player on a daily basis since.

[beowulf1]

Originally Posted by High-C I don't know, are all Europeans so well-off and don't mind spending $32 for an AC/DC converter that they could have gotten from the manufacturer for free since it was defected? For $35 I got my Philips Divx/Xvid player from Amazon two years ago, shipping included & tax-free, and I am still using that player on a daily basis since.

High-C it just we know the risks from buying from abroad , but real reason is postage costs back to manufacturers normally work out almost as much as just replacing smallish value items.

[High-C]

Originally Posted by beowulf1 High-C it just we know the risks from buying from abroad , but real reason is postage costs back to manufacturers normally work out almost as much as just replacing smallish value items.

I see, so the manufacturer is paying for the purchasing, that makes sense now.

[Gwil]

Originally Posted by High-C I don't know, are all Europeans so well-off and don't mind spending $32 for an AC/DC converter that they could have gotten from the manufacturer for free since it was defected? For $35 I got my Philips Divx/Xvid player from Amazon two years ago, shipping included & tax-free, and I am still using that player on a daily basis since.

Well, I'd have probably had to return it, then wait for a new one to arrive from the US, which would take a week or two at best. At least this way I'm up and running again in 2 days.

If lymzy wants to help towards the cost of the replacement I'd have no complaints!

[ode]

My PSU of same make also broke down last night. After about 1,5 weeks of use.

I emailed Istar, but didn't get any reply yet.
I wonder if this is a common problem...

Went thru my closets and found one 12V that works, it's only 1A though... but seems to work fine... but I guess I better not hook up any SATA drive or USB devices if I use this

[ISTARHD_Rong]

Originally Posted by ode My PSU of same make also broke down last night. After about 1,5 weeks of use. I emailed Istar, but didn't get any reply yet. I wonder if this is a common problem... Went thru my closets and found one 12V that works, it's only 1A though... but seems to work fine... but I guess I better not hook up any SATA drive or USB devices if I use this

Hi ode,

1. We are sorry to hear that, our people will check your mail and contact you for replacement asap.

I can guarantee that Istar Mini's PSU is with really good quality-- it's 5A and its defective rate is under 1 in 1000.

2. For replaced PSU please choose at least 3A above, otherwise not even cannot hook up HDD or USB devices, but may also destroy the mother board.

Thank you.