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it’s just like Christmas folks, two aliexpress hauls in one day. Soldering tip  and game driver bits

it’s just like Christmas folks, two aliexpress hauls in one day. Soldering tip and game driver bits

it’s just like Christmas folks, two aliexpress hauls in one day. Soldering tip and game driver bits

This video is part of the Norgan Technology bench archive: practical repair work, diagnostics, tools, teardown notes, and electronics fault-finding from the workshop.

Aliexpress delivery part 1 – 3D Printing, and bios programing #electronics #aliexpress

Aliexpress delivery part 1 – 3D Printing, and bios programing #electronics #aliexpress

Aliexpress delivery part 1 – 3D Printing, and bios programing #electronics #aliexpress

This video is part of the Norgan Technology bench archive: practical repair work, diagnostics, tools, teardown notes, and electronics fault-finding from the workshop.

Let’s use an oscilloscope to diagnose this ASUS laptop. #electronics onics #repair #laptoprepair

Let’s use an oscilloscope to diagnose this ASUS laptop. #electronics onics #repair #laptoprepair

Let’s use an oscilloscope to diagnose this ASUS laptop. #electronics onics #repair #laptoprepair

This video is part of the Norgan Technology bench archive: practical repair work, diagnostics, tools, teardown notes, and electronics fault-finding from the workshop.

The HellofalaptoP – the huge burn and failure, and the recovery

The HellofalaptoP – the huge burn and failure, and the recovery

Today I had an urgent repair come in. A HP laptop. It was a nice-looking laptop, Zbook, an 8Th gen. The customer had been concerned as they used it daily.

I opened it up, tested the rails, and all were dead.

I checked the battery, 12 volts, a good sign. (The battery label had 11.8v marked, indicating a full charge).

I proceeded to remove the motherboard to continue the inspection of the power circuits on that side. Wha i found was not pretty.

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What a mess! I thought this had completely fried itself! This looks lie a high current arc across the sruface of the trace that vapourised the mask. or did it?

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However, once I had cleaned it with some ISO, and removed the blown cap. It all lit up and we got a display, and a windows boot.

We did it!

Circuit board shown with burnt area.
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