DVR Small Hardware Problem

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hazim

Joined Jan 3, 2008
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Dear,

I have a problem in a CCTV system when some electric shock or electromagnetic effect had damaged 3 cameras and 3 inputs of a DVR. The three cameras are connected to the DVR via UTP cable with video baluns.

The cameras have several burnt components in the board so I will replace the boards.
The DVR have the 3 port's 75 Ohm resistors burnt out but also another paralleled component with these 3 resistors named as S as the resistor is named as R and capacitor as C...etc... so what is the "S" component? some suppression component? with what should I replace it?

The attached image clarify the components.

Regards,
Hazim

 

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hazim

Joined Jan 3, 2008
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But how you know that "S" is a capacitor?? there is a "C" on the board referring to capacitor, but this should be a different component other than capacitor. Also, usually smd capacitors color is brown while these S's are black or dark grey. I think they are something like varistors.
 

THE_RB

Joined Feb 11, 2008
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They will be bidirectional TVS components.

That's a guess, based on seeing similar 3-part setups in other appliances, although I have never seen the "S" designator on the PCB (or don't remember seeing it).

"S" for "Supressor" might be what they were thinking.
 

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hazim

Joined Jan 3, 2008
435
Yes it seems some supressor component, as I found Z-shape symbol under it. Anyway, this is a protection item against high voltage such as varistor as I expect.

I replaced the 75 Ohm resistors but the DVR defected inputs didn't worked. There would be damaged IC's. Better to replace the DVR.
 

ian field

Joined Oct 27, 2012
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They will be bidirectional TVS components.

That's a guess, based on seeing similar 3-part setups in other appliances, although I have never seen the "S" designator on the PCB (or don't remember seeing it).

"S" for "Supressor" might be what they were thinking.
S could be for sidac - apparently a diac-zilla type component.
 
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