My multiswitch is *HOT*!

[elorahd]

I got my new room setup and the multiswitch installed just fine. But I am now a tangle of cables and need to take some time to organize things and hide the cables. My ms needs to be connected to a powersource. It looks like I can mount the whole thing to the wall (or something else), so that would be nice, but I'm a little concerned about the heat it's producing. I keep bumping up against it and burning the crap out of myself. Where do I need to house this thing to get the best performance out of it and not burn down the house??

[ebonovic]

If you are "burning" yourself (not just very warm)... then you may have a faulty multiswitch.

They do get warm, and warm enough that you are not going to want to hold on to it for long. but you should be able to touch it without injury.

[elorahd]

It's so hot I can barely touch it. Forget about holding on to it.....

[Daytona24]

That was how mine was when I had one, truth be told thats when I configured my system to not need it, I really didnt need it anyway. They did replace it and I have the new one but was never comfortable using it again.

[ebonovic]

That is WAY WAY too hot then.

I can go downstairs right now, and place my palm right on any of my three multiswitches, and could leave it there indefinently.

[crxrocks]

Does your multiswitch NEED power? I hooked up my multiswitch w/o power and have had it hooked up this way for a couple of years now - no problems at all.

Chris

[Ran94]

That is WAY WAY too hot then.

I can go downstairs right now, and place my palm right on any of my three multiswitches, and could leave it there indefinently.

What brand of multiswitch are you using?

[JimSpence]

It could be that one of the inputs or outputs of the switch has shorted which can cause it to overheat. Check the cables and remove them to see if it cools down.

[elorahd]

It evidently has to have power. It's an RCA.

The 'short' suggestion might be a possibility. I was just about to post another thread because I can't get a good Sat2 signal going to my 2nd tv. So I've unplugged that cable to see if it helps with the heat on the ms. I should maybe mention that the cables I'm using I cut and refitted the ends myself. I had 2 really long cables, so I cut both and made 4 out of it.

My "main" tv is getting good sat signal on both channels, but the other one isn't.

[ebonovic]

What brand of multiswitch are you using?

I have two powered JVI switches
And one passive (non-powered) zinwell

[Lee L]

I actually needed to work on my cabling to clean somthign up this weekend and touched my multiswitch. It is a Terk BMS-58. THat thing was hot as heck. Not quite hot enough to burn you, but hot enough that you did not want to hold it for more than a few seconds.

[phox_mulder]

I actually needed to work on my cabling to clean somthign up this weekend and touched my multiswitch. It is a Terk BMS-58. THat thing was hot as heck. Not quite hot enough to burn you, but hot enough that you did not want to hold it for more than a few seconds.

I have the same switch, and it has been too warm to hold since day one.

If I remember correctly (IIRC?), the limited instructions said it would get warm, so mount it away from anything.

I have it mounted outside, under the eaves, out of direct sunlight, so it does have the breeze of the day on it.


phox

[Stanley Rohner]

I keep bumping up against it and burning the crap out of myself.

That does sound really hot. I've never touched something so hot that I had to go change my shorts after touching it.
:)