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If this shorted to chassis, I am sure you also damaged the coupler FET and it is shorted proving continuous voltage/current.  The board needs to be tested and repaired most likely.  IF you put a new coupler in and wire is all good and it immediately buzzes with power applied, turn it off until board fixed.

Couplers also can occasionally short internally, so that may be the issue, but need to ensure board not damaged.  G

GGG posted:

If this shorted to chassis, I am sure you also damaged the coupler FET and it is shorted proving continuous voltage/current.  The board needs to be tested and repaired most likely.  IF you put a new coupler in and wire is all good and it immediately buzzes with power applied, turn it off until board fixed.

Couplers also can occasionally short internally, so that may be the issue, but need to ensure board not damaged.  G

George,

Have you replaced a coupler FET on a PS3 board yet?  They are pretty tiny.

Dave

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David Minarik posted:
gunrunnerjohn posted:

I can't even find Q76 on the board or the drawing.

They are Q221 and Q228   roughly middle if the board left to right.  Right below the middle cap.

Stupid me, I was looking at the steam tender board.  However, the list of replaceable parts says Q76, but the steam tender board doesn't have that part.

Those parts on the diesel board are the SOT-23 form factor.  Small, but not impossible to replace.  For stuff that small, I tend to use the small nozzle on my rework station and just release the part and flick it off.  Then I can heat the new part holding it on the pads, usually that works.

You have fancier stuff then me.  I just use an iron.  The coupler chips are not hard to come off.  As far as the lighting buffer, I soldered a normal resistor across the pads.  Have to be careful because of close spacing.  I think the new chip is larger, but would need a hot air set up to remove in my opinion.  G

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