[vdr] AW: Re: dvb-s is getting hot

["Martin Werber" <werber@mpiz-koeln.mpg.de>]

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: casandro@t-online.de [mailto:casandro@t-online.de]Im Auftrag von
> Christian Berger
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 23. Mai 2002 13:40
> An: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Betreff: [vdr] Re: dvb-s is getting hot
>
>
> michael dawart schrieb:
> >
> > hi list,
> > i just changed from a dvb-c to a dvb-s
> > and i recognized, that it is getting very
> > hot....is it normal or should i change the card?
> >
> > or could it be a problem because auf mounting the f-cable-pins
> > in a wrong way?
> >
> > thx.
> >
> > Mich@
>
>
> No, DVB-S card get warm, according to Haupauge that'S normal
>
>

It depends which revision of the card you have. Earlier revisions (1.3) get
hotter that later.
My cards get very hot and produce failures when hot. I got good results
cooling them with a fan.

Martin