[RichieE46]

So last night it was consistently at 131F. I checked this morning and its at 147 F. Isnt this the point of being dangerous for the unit? I guess ill NEED to go pick up a laptop cooling pad.

 

[matto]

So last night it was consistently at 131F. I checked this morning and its at 147 F. Isnt this the point of being dangerous for the unit? I guess ill NEED to go pick up a laptop cooling pad.

if the temp is out of spec, the unit will shut down. why do you think they designed in the ability to monitor temps in the first place??

 

[RichieE46]

I didnt know it would shut down if it was too hot. Thanks. I can barely touch the thing

 

[LameLefty]

That's the highest internal temp I've seen reported around here. Where and how do you have the box installed that it's running so hot?

 

[RichieE46]

Its in a cabinet with a sliding glass door in front. Theres about 2" above the box. Theres 3" above the denon reciever. The reciever is on the bottom shelf and the Dtv box is on the top shelf.

 

[funkeruski]

Pour some aspirin into the unit and call me in the morning.

 

[elvisizer]

Its in a cabinet with a sliding glass door in front. Theres about 2" above the box. Theres 3" above the denon reciever. The reciever is on the bottom shelf and the Dtv box is on the top shelf.

that's not very ideal placement. receivers tend to put out a lot of heat. heat rises. your receiver is heating up your h20, since the h20 is above the denon. 147 Fahrenheit converts to 63 Celsius. That IS too hot. Computers really shouldn't be running above about 55 degrees C or so.
you'll probably either need to buy a cooling unit or move the h20 to a location with lower ambient temps.

 

[RichieE46]

The reciever is a low end denon and volume is low so there is very little heat coming out of the denon. It is warm but nothing that would raise the dtv box by 17 F over "avg" operating temp

 

[cawgijoe]

Definitely not ideal. The receiver is contributing to the problem, even if just a little and the glass door, if closed exacerbates the problem.

I would either move it or leave the glass door open, or get a cooling unit....not blowing into the unit, but sucking air out.

My HR20 is in an open cabinet on all sides and runs much cooler than my H20 which is also in the open.

 

[thekochs]

Its in a cabinet with a sliding glass door in front. Theres about 2" above the box. Theres 3" above the denon reciever. The reciever is on the bottom shelf and the Dtv box is on the top shelf.

No....no....don't put this unit above a receiver. The Amp/Transformers in a Reciever heat up like crazy and the heat goes up....you know "hot air rises". If you want......turn off the Receiver and look at the temp of the HR20. This way you can be sure of the cause and effect. You could have a bad unit but try the above to be sure. Also 147F is 63C. Most all Computer components are 0-50, 0-60 or 0-70C. I'm guessing since this is CE market they are using 0-60C stuff.....so you are most definitely in a bad area. Even if the unit does not shutdown or fail now this high temp will degrade the life of the unit....probably just when you are out of warranty.

Also, you can get a Coolpad for $30 or so but here is also some nice stuff someone else posted. In fact you could put this above the receiver....pricey though. http://www.cool-components.com/33.html

Also, dedicated thread to HR20 Temp.
http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=67060

 

[Jeremy W]

Even if the unit does not shutdown or fail now this high temp will degrade the life of the unit....probably just when you are out of warranty.

Good thing it's a lease.

 

[paulman182]

"if the temp is out of spec, the unit will shut down. why do you think they designed in the ability to monitor temps in the first place??"

Shut down as in lock up? Or shut down as in to protect itself from locking up?

And perhaps he does not want it to shut down, in case he wants to use it.

By the way, how do you know the unit will shut down for protection?

 

[matto]

"if the temp is out of spec, the unit will shut down. why do you think they designed in the ability to monitor temps in the first place??"

Shut down as in lock up? Or shut down as in to protect itself from locking up?

And perhaps he does not want it to shut down, in case he wants to use it.

By the way, how do you know the unit will shut down for protection?

Shut down as in power off.
Could you come up with some other possible reason why they'd engineer in the electronics and software to monitor the internal temperature? Neither is free.

 

[matto]

Good thing it's a lease.

Amen to that. I have no idea why people are in such a panic over the temps, when first of all, they have no idea what range the unit was designed to operate in, and second, if the box overheats as designed, its D*'s responsibility to replace it when it fails.

 

[chicagojim]

Amen to that. I have no idea why people are in such a panic over the temps, when first of all, they have no idea what range the unit was designed to operate in, and second, if the box overheats as designed, its D*'s responsibility to replace it when it fails.

Only for the first two years - the you own it . . . .

 

[matto]

Only for the first two years - the you own it . . . .

Really? This is the first I've heard that the lease is time-limited.

 

[Jeremy W]

Only for the first two years - the you own it . . . .

Obviously no one can give any first hand evidence either way, since the leasing program hasn't even been in effect for a year yet. But if you think DirecTV will refuse to replace a receiver after two years, all I can ask you is why?

 

[chicagojim]

Amen to that. I have no idea why people are in such a panic over the temps, when first of all, they have no idea what range the unit was designed to operate in, and second, if the box overheats as designed, its D*'s responsibility to replace it when it fails.

Obviously no one can give any first hand evidence either way, since the leasing program hasn't even been in effect for a year yet. But if you think DirecTV will refuse to replace a receiver after two years, all I can ask you is why?

Nope - I'm sure they will replace it - with another two-year lease agreement

Really - it's nothing new (as I am sure you all are aware!). DTV has been offering replacements and upgrades for term agreements for as long as I remember. But they specifically told me when I activated that I owned the box after the two-year agreement was up.

 

[Jeremy W]

But they specifically told me when I activated that I owned the box after the two-year agreement was up.

I'm pretty sure you were lied to.

 

[hasan]

I'm pretty sure you were lied to.

Or, more charitably put, misinformed.

I like my equipment to run cool. If I saw 147 degrees, I'd freak.

Get an exhaust fan on that thing, if you would like it to last.

I can't believe the number of people who, for cosmetic reasons, expose their equipment (PCs in hutches with closed doors, etc) to ugly environments. That must be the difference between a techno-geek and the average consumer.

The laptop coolpads with dual fans (may or may not be usb port powered) set on top of the HR20 (pulling air out of the case) do a nice job. DO NOT BLOW AIR INTO the HR20 case...always pull it out. I've seen them as cheap as 19.95.

Definitely cheap insurance and they are very quiet. Depending on a lease ...and deliberately exposing a unit to unwelcome heat stress is so foreign to my mindset, that I can't even comment on it. Each to his own.

This has bee discussed thoroughly in other threads (now long dead), so I'm just gonna shut up and grind my teeth.