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| Mueller |
 Mar 5 2004, 07:48 PM
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914 Freak!  Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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I guess I should stick to Mechanical components and leave the electriacal to the professionals, LOL
I'm in the process of building a DRO (digital read out) for one of my machines at home..... I did something wrong here, hahahaha When I built my Megasquirt, I popped a few components as well, but I was able to trace those back to user error (mine) Attached image(s) 
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| TimT |
Mar 5 2004, 07:54 PM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
LOL BTDT
I just finished a Tech Edge WBO2 sensor.... the board looked perfect.... till I looked closely at it... a few bridges, and a pin that missed the socket.. fixed all that and the thing works fine!! That smoke looks a bit more serious though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 5 2004, 07:54 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,658 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
ahhh, the good old hobby-electronics "cancer-cloud".
just take a deep breath ... Andy |
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| nebreitling |
Mar 5 2004, 08:11 PM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
LMAO!
i can relate -- sometimes i think my life is one long DIY project gone bad... |
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| Britain Smith |
Mar 5 2004, 08:20 PM
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Nano Member Group: Members Posts: 2,354 Joined: 27-February 03 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 364 |
Let me know when you have to do stuff like this Mike. I spent my entire high school career soldiering circuit boards with thousands of conections.
-Britain |
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| Bruce Allert |
Mar 5 2004, 11:22 PM
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Hellions asleep Group: Members Posts: 3,289 Joined: 19-March 03 From: Eagle Creek, Orygun Member No.: 441 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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| jonwatts |
Mar 6 2004, 01:07 AM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141  |
I like how the first thing that comes to mind is for you to grab your camera.
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| Katmanken |
Mar 6 2004, 09:59 AM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Umm
One of those good expensive soldering irons can go a long way towards making a sucessful solder joint. One of those units with a big seperate power box and a cord going to the iron. They get hot enough to make the solder joint quickly without toasting the electrical components. Right tool for the right job! Ken |
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| brant |
Mar 6 2004, 10:28 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,626 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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magic smoke... ha..
that what I tell the IT department at work... "the magic leaked out in a big puff of smoke" it gets them to your office pretty fast. brant |
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| Mueller |
Mar 6 2004, 11:47 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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found out the problem (user error, what else?) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
the +/- silkscreen gets covered up when the header is soldered to the board....I made the a$$umtion that the square pad was the positive.......or at least it looked square from the non-component side.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) Ken, brand new Hakko ESD soldering station QUOTE I like how the first thing that comes to mind is for you to grab your camera. I unplugged it first, then went and got my camera and plugged it back in to take the picture.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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