I burned this small board "USB Car charger"

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parmaja

Joined Jul 2, 2008
43
I bought a usb car charger to use it on my battery, it is worked fine with me before i decided to sold a small wire inside it,
After soldering, it not work, and the chip 34063 heat up i cant touch it.
I need to know what happed before buying new one and redo it again.

this the board
https://twitter.com/zaherdirkey/status/530725182130753537

i think this similar to it
http://320volt.com/en/mc34063a-ile-5volt-usb-oto-sarj-kiti-12v-24v-giris/

I used 40w solder
I touched it
I resoled the inductor to move down for more fit

What you suggest that I have made?

Thank you in advance.

-forgive me for my bad English-
 

wayneh

Joined Sep 9, 2010
17,498
Can you post a photograph of your work?
Examine your work with a magnifying glass. It sounds to me like you have caused a short.
It's possible the heat from your iron caused damage to the chip.
 

ian field

Joined Oct 27, 2012
6,536
I bought a usb car charger to use it on my battery, it is worked fine with me before i decided to sold a small wire inside it,
After soldering, it not work, and the chip 34063 heat up i cant touch it.
I need to know what happed before buying new one and redo it again.

this the board
https://twitter.com/zaherdirkey/status/530725182130753537

i think this similar to it
http://320volt.com/en/mc34063a-ile-5volt-usb-oto-sarj-kiti-12v-24v-giris/

I used 40w solder
I touched it
I resoled the inductor to move down for more fit

What you suggest that I have made?

Thank you in advance.

-forgive me for my bad English-
Buy another in the Pound shop - and don't break it again.
 

Thread Starter

parmaja

Joined Jul 2, 2008
43
Thank you, next time i will be careful using my gun, i will add cooler clip to the chip when soldering. and trying to not touch it.
 

ian field

Joined Oct 27, 2012
6,536
Thank you, next time i will be careful using my gun, i will add cooler clip to the chip when soldering. and trying to not touch it.
Unless you're using one of those big heavy instant heat soldering guns, there's relatively little chance of cooking modern silicon devices.

Those soldering guns also magnetically induce destructive current flows in low impedance circuits.

Those USB chargers are usually pretty small - which increases the risk of solder bridges between tracks if you're not careful.

If the chip got too hot to touch, its almost certainly "toast".
 

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parmaja

Joined Jul 2, 2008
43
Oh yes, I noticed when i soldering another circuit have a led, the led flicking while soldering, I think i have bad gun.

this is my solder
http://snag.gy/u3oeK.jpg

Thank you.

>If the chip got too hot to touch, its almost certainly "toast".

Yes toasted.
 

ian field

Joined Oct 27, 2012
6,536
Oh yes, I noticed when i soldering another circuit have a led, the led flicking while soldering, I think i have bad gun.

this is my solder
http://snag.gy/u3oeK.jpg
That Iron shouldn't cause any particular problems.

The soldering gun I was talking about is a big block with a transformer in it, that drives a hairpin shaped copper element with low voltage - but huge current.

That loop of copper carrying high current can induce current in low impedance circuits.

If the iron pictured is making a LED flicker, you're soldering on a powered circuit - a sure fire way to blow stuff up!
 

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parmaja

Joined Jul 2, 2008
43
No not powered circuit it is a ruler of 1 watt leds (with resestors).
How can i test if my solder pass a power to the circuit?
 
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