Questions tagged [damage]
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Possible degree of damage to PSU
The following PSU accidentally got 400 V instead of 230 V at J6. There is a fuse built into the power switch, which is connected to J6. The fuse blew on the original incident. Trying to replace the ...
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Small indentation in rechargeable battery
I bought a small lamp and opened it up. I used a knife to carefully separate the top from the bottom shell and I am pretty sure I didn't insert it that much to create the two points on the left, and ...
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I ripped the lead off this film capacitor by mistake - is it beyond repair?
As the title says, I accidentally ripped the lead off this film capacitor. It was the only one I had - am I out of luck, or can this be soldered back on? I've provided photos, including one under my ...
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Stopping electric arcs between layers in PCB - big PCB burn
Firstly, let me preface this with the fact that I am not interested in chastising the user, and I am not interested in looking at the original source of the arc (it was a tool accidentally breaching ...
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Can an LCD be damaged by a low battery voltage?
I've got a digital alarm clock where the battery got really low, to the point where the display was hardly viewable. I assume that the voltage must have really dropped. I put some new batteries in it, ...
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Is it possible to replace 50N06 chip? [closed]
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I've got an LED light bar that has started blinking on half of it. I disassembled it and found an apparently damaged area on the PCB inside.
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What is this chip? Would I have any hope ...
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What was this completely destroyed piece?
Yesterday morning, I was preparing my tiller pilot (auto pilot for small boats) but it sounded like something was loose inside. When I opened it up, I found a damaged rubber sealing and the piece in ...
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Can chips be sensitive to mechanical stress after an electrical incident?
Is it possible to electrically damage a microcontroller (or any chip) in such a way that it becomes very sensitive to mechanical stress?
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We are developing a board with 7 identical ...
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Help identifying silver oval capacitor
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My induction hob recently went 'pop'. I believe I have a blown capacitor. "C24" on the main board. It is showing subtle 'bubbling' at the end.
My issue is that I ...
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why did my powered usb hub kill my computer's usb port? [closed]
Curiosity kill the computer port. But why? I bought a 4 port USB 2.0 hub. I removed Vcc and Gnd from the Type A connector of the hub. Then I powered the hub and inserted a USB stick into one of the ...
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Higher PWM frequency than rated for device
I've an electronic speed controller (ESC) rated for a maximum PWM frequency of 48kHz. As I was working on a project I was generating PWM. This PWM signal was connected to the ESC. After I noticed that ...
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BJT collector power limit in pulsed usage?
Assuming that my circuit respects the voltage, current, and thermal limits of a BJT, can the device be electrically damaged by exceeding an instantaneous collector power limit?
In other words, are BJT ...
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Is a damaged charging cable safe to use? [closed]
I have a M1 Macbook Pro 2021, 14". The charger that comes with this device is the 67W adapter and a USB-C to MagSafe3 adapter. Unfortunately, today I didn't see the charger on the ground and hit ...
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LED Dimmer circuit accidentally damaged
I am currently working on a prototype system that uses these 3w LED drivers (I am using the one with the picture at the right). It uses the XL4001E1 CC DC-DC converter capable of outputting 700mA to ...
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AMD 5600x microprocessor substrate damage
I hope this question lies within the guidelines.
I have acquired this AMD 5600x microprocessor for a very low price. It was dropped on the corner (see picture) where we can see some delamination.
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