Amiko Mini Combo Problems

Pedro K

Hi all.

As per title, I have an Amiko Mini Combo box. There's a few in the house, and one of them has started acting up. It will just freeze and become completely unresponsive. The only way to get it back is to remove the power cable. Then sometimes it will take hours to turn on, perpetually showing "on" on the display, but never showing a channel. Has anyone any idea what could be causing this? Is it fecked?

Mav11

That problem is beginning to happen with an old Mini Combo that I have. I have a feeling that it might have something to do with the SSD that I use for recording, but not sure. I tried a full factory reset but it hasn't helped. Think I might just buy a new one.

Johnboy1951

You could take out the SSD and attach it to a SATA cable in a PC and 'trim' it.
That might improve things ...... a guess.

Mav11

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

You could take out the SSD and attach it to a SATA cable in a PC and 'trim' it.
That might improve things ...... a guess.

Thanks Johnboy1951. I think that it might be due to the timeshift function filling up the SSD and then the box freezes:(

hs5424

If they are mini combo extra then its the usual capacitor problems. Had this on about 100 boxes so far.

PaoloW

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119609809#Comment_119609809

What are the usual capacitor problems and can you fix them ? Thanks a mill

mrtom

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119636683#Comment_119636683

Had this issue & replaced mains power plug for solution in my case:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eImtY14uKuw

Grassy Knoll

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119640657#Comment_119640657

Hi I know this is an old thread, but I’m having the problems outlined above. The uTube link no longer works, can you kindly repost or describe the solution thks

radius345

Having the exact same problems myself the last couple of evenings. Very frustrating, hoping for an easy solution.

Gerry Wicklow

Assuming it is the power supply, here is a replacement https://www.freetv.ie/amiko-mini-combo-power-supply/

I have no experience of this repair, only going by comments above. Also no affiliation with this company.

Grassy Knoll

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121083083#Comment_121083083

Thks, I dug into my pile of a/ c transformers and got a 12 v / 2 amp one - swapped it over and it did the job. ( is it me or is €20 for essentially a plug when VAT delivery are inc a bit steep …?)

andy1249

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121091004#Comment_121091004

Its not a plug its a PSU , or power supply unit that converts incoming AC 220v to 12v DC.

These can be either switched mode or linear , regardless , any cheaper and its a nasty , possible illegally configured, piece of dangerous chinese trash that can and have burnt down houses.

Keep a close eye on your " spare " for a while , make sure its not running too hot to touch. IF it is , replace it , the lads at freetv.ie have a no nonsense attitude as you can see from their videos , and they dont sell muck.

Geraldus Hibernicus

AMIKO Mini Combo Extra - When I try to record I get the following message "Limit: CAN not record!" - What is the problem and how do I resolve it.

Gerry Wicklow

At a guess limit implies the hd drive is full.

mr_edge_to_you

I am currently encountering this issue of the box freezing. Only way to resolve it is kill the power.

Just wondering how the OP got on.

Did the change of power supply work?

goldiefresh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122060586#Comment_122060586

Iv had two of these with that problem. New power supply fixed issue.

mr_edge_to_you

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122076787#Comment_122076787

Cheers. Appreciate that.

mr_edge_to_you

Eventually got round to buying a new power supply. Seems to have done the job. Thanks to the poster above for the advice.

mr_edge_to_you

Unfortunately the power supply hasn't solved the issue.

I may bite the bullet and by a new box.

GLCC

I am having an unusual issue with this box. When I try to manually tune in the BBC channels it will kill the ITV channels and vice versa, when I try to tune the ITV channels it kills the BBC ones. I did a factory reset and still the same. Any ideas ? Could it be a firmware issue ?

mrtom

My issue with the Amiko Mini Combo box is after a few moments I get a black screen with sound. Work around by switching input to the RF then back to HDMI input for Sat, a clue for those that understand such things. Odd that it seems to affect some TP's more than others. Also need to rescan lost channels more than usual. Replacing the power supply made no difference here. Thoughts…?

larchielads

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122876693#Comment_122876693

try do a blind scan

GLCC

Thanks. Will try that later