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Topic: Fine example of battery damage Profex 2 and more added |
Ken Fox
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Nashville GA USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2011 9:55 am |
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There still must be a lot of those out there! We have probably sold 3,000 plus battery mods and yet they still keep coming in like this! Both sides of board damaged. Traces repaired after cleaning with a good bath of baking soda with water and a toothbrush, replacement of some resistors and caps. Even after that I can't guarantee the unit will not suffer later damage from the acid that was released on the board.
Last edited by Ken Fox on 22 Sep 2011 7:27 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Rich Santucci
From:
Perkasie Pennsylvania USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2011 12:12 pm
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Ken,
In all of these that you have personally repaired, have you had many come back, even years later?
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 18 Aug 2011 4:17 pm
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2 that I recall. I had one so bad I would never sell it (lots of leakage). Lasted for about a year then it blew traces out all over. Cleaned it up again and it is still going.
Last edited by Ken Fox on 19 Aug 2011 6:52 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 19 Aug 2011 6:45 am
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I hate it when that happens...
Nicads don't like being neglected. They self discharge at the rate of several percent a day. Once they go to zero, the chemistry can be irreversibly damaged. Then they leak, and the equipment can be irreversibly damaged.
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2011 6:07 am
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| Found only two for sale on eBay today, both battery damaged. What a shame! |
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Rich Santucci
From:
Perkasie Pennsylvania USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2011 11:47 am
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Ken,
Is the NV Ram chip the same in the Profex II and Tubefex? I'm gonna need one of each if you have any left.
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 3 Sep 2011 8:15 am
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| Yes. The same chip in both. We will be shipping after September 12th. We are currently out of town. |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2011 7:32 am
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Another disaster came in today. Pictures shows repair process. Board first cleaned in kitchen sink with baking soda and water, infected parts removed, board scraped and cleened with steel wool and small scraper, cleaned again in kitchen sink, hole drilled through to add jumper for damaged trace, new parts installed. Both sides of board suffered damage.
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