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Codeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug
Codeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug

New MessageCodeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug (modified 0 times) likuidphreon
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Hi, I have been working on my I-Opener now for at least a month...adding a
4.3gb fujitsu hd, 64 megs of ram, a socket 7 heatsink and fan, audio out
wiring, etc... But when I went to look for around 5 volts for my fan...I
probed where I guess I should not have...over near the LCD power wires (all
of the following was done without the hard drive plugged in)...I am assuming
I would call this the "LCD power supply area?" (The part of the board with
the shining copper coils all snugged up in a small case that has a
see-through plastic lid on it. Anyways...I probed over near "Q10" which is
right next to a fuse ("F1") and then Q10 started to smoke...my iopener
powered down and that was that...I figured "crap...I must have blown the
fuse...so I will just jusp the fuse with my screwdriver" ...poof the Q10
starts smoking again. But when it started to smoke again...the LCD screen
lit up for a brief second...I don't know what this means but when I stopped
this I unplugged the power...plugged it back in...and from what I
can hear and see judging by the led lights on the front...just the display
doesn't work...the machine seems as if it is loading up just fine and the
I-Opener OS (the primary boot without the hd attached since I have not
reconnected the hd) has the guy talking to you about how to use "your new
I-Opener" Any idea as to what I can do to fix this? I am ok at soldering,
what is "Q10" is it like an "ignition" for the LCD screen? Please pardon my
ignorance in this area.

CAN ANYONE HELP ME? this chip is very small...6 pins...3 on either side and is located near the "copper coils" near the LCD power plug.


THANKS!


likuidphreon@aol.com
10-19-2001 06:00:59

New MessageRE:Codeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug (modified 0 times) likuidphreon
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I can provide a simple picture of what is wrong, please someone if you can help me out.

Likuidphreon@aol.com


likuidphreon@aol.com
10-20-2001 09:29:04

New MessageRE:Codeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug (modified 0 times) Wild_Pencil
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You're kidding, right??

Q10 is a mosfet. You'll need to probe around or make friends with a good Tech to figure out a suitable replacement based on its size and its markings, which look like "Z2" as far as I can see. Since most of the other mosfets used in the IOpener were manufactured by Vishay, it's likely that you can identify the part in one of their product catalogs.

Chances are fair that replacing this chip will restore your LCD backlight, since mosfets often sacrifice themselves to save the rest of the power circuitry. If you really did blow the fuse, you should replace that, too.

If your skills are up to it, you can desolder the old chip with some flux, solder wick, and a 15-watt soldering iron. Otherwise, dremel through the chip to separate the pins, and desolder each pin one-by-one. I don't recommend wire-cutters, as they sometimes pull up traces.

The good news is that your IOpener is still functional. I suggest looking up the VGA connector's pinouts, and fashioning a cable that you can hook up to your VGA monitor -- at least you'll have some functionality while you're figuring out what to do about Q10.

10-21-2001 15:03:45

New MessageRE:Codeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug (modified 0 times) likuidphreon
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Hey thank you very much for replying to my post Wild_Pencil, I do not know what a mosfet is, I am sorry once again for my ignorance, maybe you know where I could pick up a fuse that is compatible with what F1 is (was). How can I tell if my LCD screen works? or that I did not blow something else...I HAD jumped the F1 only to have the Q10 mosfet smoke up and charred...I used a grounded 15 watt soldering iron and immediately removed the chip (in tiny pieces). Can I get your e-mail address...I really need help on this. THANK YOU!
likuidphreon@aol.com
10-21-2001 18:29:22

New MessageRE:Codeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug (modified 0 times) *SF*
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as far as Power for your 5VDC CPU Fan,
I would like to suggest Connector 12 of the I-Opener (right side of Memory from back)
Pin..Name
1....TX
2....RX
3....DTR
4....RI
5....RTS
6....CD
7....CTS
8....DSR
9....GROUND.*
10...POWER..*

Wild_Pencil's suggestion to try the VGA Out
seems like the Best way to be sure your I-Opener is OK & worth repairing.
I-Opener Technical Info Reference / CN1 Pinout - VGA Out Connector

Good Luck, * StarFish *

10-21-2001 22:44:38

New MessageRE:Codeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug (modified 0 times) likuidphreon
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Thank you for the added support Starfish...any extra help and ideas are appreciated. As for anyone else...any ideas on what else or where I can get one of these mosfets and/or fuses? (Q10 and/or F1)

Does anyone have a closeup picture they could send to me of the mosfet Q10? That would GREATLY aid me in my repair of this machine, thanks!


likuidphreon@aol.com


likuidphreon@aol.com
10-22-2001 10:39:11

New MessageRE:Codeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug (modified 0 times) Glitch
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likuidphreon: Determining a replacement part number may be very difficult. Your best bet may be to buy a dead i-Opener and scavenge the parts you need from it. Be extra careful working around the backlight inverter. The inverter produces 500+ volts AC.

BTW, the easiest way to test the LCD panel is to try it in another (working) i-Opener. Hopefully you know someone that lives nearby that has one.


Glitch
Electronics run on smoke, if you let the smoke out they won't work
10-22-2001 20:17:33

New MessageRE:Codeman...help! I fried a small small chip near the lcd power plug (modified 0 times) likuidphreon
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That could be a bit of a problem for me...I live in NY...in the sticks, near no one who has one of these and I am trying to get ahold of one (dead or alive lol) So if anyone knows where I can get one...much appreciated...I am trying ebay but it is kind of expensive. As for the 500volt component...he he he lets just say I already found that part...I have a tiny hole on the side of my pointer finger =P BURNS! Thanks again.


More replies please!


likuidphreon@aol.com
10-23-2001 17:01:16

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