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My 861 v4.2 started shutting off and now it won't power up anymore. I was told that it was probably the power supply. Has anyone else had this problem?
Rafael
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Rafael,
I had the same problem with my 861 v4.2. I sent it back to Meridian USA and they replace the power supply. So far it is working flawlessly. The cost was $850.00 plus shipping and the turn around was about six weeks. BTW this was the second power supply replacement. The first one was back in 2005.
Regards,
Jim
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If you check these boards, you will see that the power supply is the achilles heel of these 800 series components - or at least it is in some of the older ones. I recently had my 800 back at Meridian for a ROM drive replacement and asked them to replace the power supply as the unit was just coming to the end of its warrant period.
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I had 3 PS replacements on my 861V4 and 2 on my 800V3, before getting the 861V6.
Fingers crossed that M redesigned the PS in V6!
Geir
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Geir,
While my 861 v4.2 was in the Meridian USA repair shop, they mentioned the power supply in the 861 v6 is a new design, which is supposed to be more reliable. The new PS is being installed in older 800 series equipment, which is what they installed in mine. So I have my fingers crossed that it is more reliable. For what it's worth, Meridian also mention the new PS is used in the G series as well.
Jim
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