# Limesdr mini dead afer RX broadcast FM

**URL:** <https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712>\
**Category:** LimeSDR\
**Created:** [26 April 2018 00:52 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712 "2018-04-26T00:52:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![genewitch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/genewitch/32/1795_2.png) [@genewitch](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/genewitch)\
**Post date:** [26 April 2018 00:52 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/1 "2018-04-26T00:52:41Z")

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How do i go about RMA this board? I was using HDSDR for listening to broadcast FM, and the board stopped working. No lights, no boop boop, even on another computer.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![genewitch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/genewitch/32/1795_2.png) [@genewitch](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/genewitch)\
**Post date:** [26 April 2018 01:46 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/2 "2018-04-26T01:46:42Z")

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[https://i.imgur.com/8PQBL4Z.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/8PQBL4Z.jpg) i think it’s something with these two chips in the middle of this picture. Can anyone look at their boards at those chips with a magnifying glass and see if they normally look like that?

edit: this is a macro image of my limesdr mini, not something i pulled from the internet

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**Author:** ![andrewback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@andrewback](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/andrewback)\
**Post date:** [26 April 2018 06:40 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/3 "2018-04-26T06:40:42Z")

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Ah, couldn’t say for certain, but I think that looks like fried power supply. @Zack, what do you think?

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**Author:** ![Zack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/zack/32/89_2.png) [@Zack](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/Zack)\
**Post date:** [26 April 2018 08:51 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/4 "2018-04-26T08:51:43Z")

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Yes, looks like power supply module has burnt out.

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**Author:** ![genewitch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/genewitch/32/1795_2.png) [@genewitch](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/genewitch)\
**Post date:** [26 April 2018 15:55 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/5 "2018-04-26T15:55:42Z")

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Is it user-replaceable? what should i do?

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**Author:** ![andrewback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@andrewback](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/andrewback)\
**Post date:** [26 April 2018 16:40 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/6 "2018-04-26T16:40:12Z")

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Not unless you have the capability to rework surface mount devices, however, my guess is it’s possible something else failed and in turn caused the power supply to fail. Can you contact Crowd Supply to arrange an RMA.

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**Author:** ![genewitch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/genewitch/32/1795_2.png) [@genewitch](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/genewitch)\
**Post date:** [26 April 2018 18:22 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/7 "2018-04-26T18:22:35Z")

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Will contact crowd supply, thanks.

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**Author:** ![genewitch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/genewitch/32/1795_2.png) [@genewitch](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/genewitch)\
**Post date:** [28 April 2018 21:42 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/8 "2018-04-28T21:42:57Z")

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Crowdsupply has not responded, is there another way to contact them? @andrewback

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**Author:** ![andrewback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@andrewback](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/andrewback)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2018 08:18 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/9 "2018-04-29T08:18:44Z")

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E-mailed.

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**Author:** ![genewitch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/genewitch/32/1795_2.png) [@genewitch](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/genewitch)\
**Post date:** [2 May 2018 04:16 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/10 "2018-05-02T04:16:46Z")

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Thanks, Andrew. It’s en route.

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**Author:** ![genewitch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/genewitch/32/1795_2.png) [@genewitch](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/genewitch)\
**Post date:** [28 July 2018 20:53 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/11 "2018-07-28T20:53:13Z")

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Is it possible for me to purchase a replacement for the list price of $99 since this evidently got “lost in the mail”? It’s been three months since i mailed it to UK (when i guess it was supposed to get mailed to washington, US?)

Help me out!

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**Author:** ![andrewback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@andrewback](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/andrewback)\
**Post date:** [29 July 2018 08:56 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/12 "2018-07-29T08:56:55Z")

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You will need to ask Crowd Supply. They are the distribution channel.

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**Author:** ![genewitch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/genewitch/32/1795_2.png) [@genewitch](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/genewitch)\
**Post date:** [13 August 2018 18:07 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/limesdr-mini-dead-afer-rx-broadcast-fm/2712/13 "2018-08-13T18:07:10Z")

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they have not replied to my emails for 2 weeks. I emailed them directly after you replied here, and 7 days after that.

This is like a bad joke now.