Pure radio keeps dying on us!

[Vicario]

Pure DAB radio (Tempus-1) with one of those large brick-shaped plugs on the end. Every so often it goes completely dead - no electricity supply, apparently. Then a few hours later it will be fine. Is this a symptom of overheating at the plug?

 

[ericmark]

The web site can't make their minds up if 6 or 12 volt and is really vague on specifications. However it seems likely that the power supply is a switched mode type which normally will have a number of safety features which will shut down the supply if it goes out of spec. This could be current, voltage or temperature and will likely auto reset. The replacements are relativity cheap but with the manufactures not being able to decide what voltage selecting the replacement will not be easy. I hope it says on the radio what voltage it is.

 

[Monkeh]

The web site can't make their minds up if 6 or 12 volt and is really vague on specifications. However it seems likely that the power supply is a switched mode type which normally will have a number of safety features which will shut down the supply if it goes out of spec. This could be current, voltage or temperature and will likely auto reset. The replacements are relativity cheap but with the manufactures not being able to decide what voltage selecting the replacement will not be easy. I hope it says on the radio what voltage it is.

It will say on both the PSU and the radio, and Pure make it quite clear the Tempus-1 is 12V.

A replacement is £16 delivered from Pure directly: http://www.pureservicecentre.co.uk/

 

[ericmark]

From http://www.pure.com/products/product.asp?Product=VL-60893&PageType=Specification&Category= it states:-

TEMPUS-1S
Luxury Bedside Digital and FM Radio

Radio: Digital (DAB) and FM.

Speaker: Full-range 3" drive unit.

Audio power output: 7W RMS per channel.

Input connectors: 6V DC power adaptor socket (230V supplied). 3.5mm Line-in for auxiliary devices. USB (mini B-type) for product upgrades.

Output connectors: 3.5mm headphone, 3.5mm line out (analogue), 3.5mm auxiliary speaker connection.

Controls: 5 dedicated one-touch presets, 1 combined preset, source, alarm, menu, standby and sleep.

Presets: 30 presets (digital and FM).

Display: High contrast yellow-on-black graphical 128 x 22 pixel auto-dimming OLED display.

Mains power supply: 230V AC to 6V DC external power adapter.

Power consumption: In standby 0.9W (industry average 5.72W); in operation 2.48W (industry average 7.21W).

Yet the PDF offered for down load stated 12V so it would seem there has been a change in design so I would be wary and would look on the radio to see if it states the voltage.

 

[Monkeh]

From http://www.pure.com/products/product.asp?Product=VL-60893&PageType=Specification&Category= it states:-

TEMPUS-1S
Luxury Bedside Digital and FM Radio

Radio: Digital (DAB) and FM.

Speaker: Full-range 3" drive unit.

Audio power output: 7W RMS per channel.

Input connectors: 6V DC power adaptor socket (230V supplied). 3.5mm Line-in for auxiliary devices. USB (mini B-type) for product upgrades.

Output connectors: 3.5mm headphone, 3.5mm line out (analogue), 3.5mm auxiliary speaker connection.

Controls: 5 dedicated one-touch presets, 1 combined preset, source, alarm, menu, standby and sleep.

Presets: 30 presets (digital and FM).

Display: High contrast yellow-on-black graphical 128 x 22 pixel auto-dimming OLED display.

Mains power supply: 230V AC to 6V DC external power adapter.

Power consumption: In standby 0.9W (industry average 5.72W); in operation 2.48W (industry average 7.21W).

Yet the PDF offered for down load stated 12V so it would seem there has been a change in design so I would be wary and would look on the radio to see if it states the voltage.

Strangely enough, the Tempus-1S is a Tempus-1S, not a Tempus-1.

The Tempus-1 is 12V. The Tempus-1S is 6V, and the Tempus-1XT is 9V. And as I already said, they are clearly marked on both supply and radio, and it's made quite clear by their site, and their service site.

 

[^woody^]

I've got a pure "Bug" radio with one of these brick power supplies, and randomly it will, with a loud pop, go dead and then after 10 seconds or so start back up

I'm not sure if it is the supply adapter or an internal capacitor or something

 

[Sam Gangee]

Funnily enough I'm not sure either. Buy a replacement PSU and test with that. If the fault still occurs, the original PSU wasn't the culprit and you can safely sell it on eBay.