I removed the SMD and replaced it with a 220nF ceramic capacitor. Started the motor up and same result. Runs for 5 seconds and shuts off.

 

have you tried disabling the current sense on pin14, you can short it out by linking it to pin 2

 

Will I hurt anything else by doing that?

 

if your circuit is like the one on page 25, no,

the length of time its taken to fix it, would have bee quicker to use a light dimmer

 

We've been down that road already. This is a learning objective for me now. I don't like to give up on anything because it was too hard. There is a leson to be learned here and i want to learn it. That is beside the obvious which you just stated. I want to know why it doesn't work. Plain and simple. I could toss it aside very easily but nothing gained from that. Best lessons I've learned are from things like this.

 

So as soon as the power is applied,motor runs then stops,and wont do anything until power is re applied...

 

Correct

 

I removed the SMD and replaced it with a 220nF ceramic capacitor. Started the motor up and same result. Runs for 5 seconds and shuts off.

Did you try with a 2.2μf

 

your on about this capacitor, which on is it on the diagram

 

He is referring to the one just right of center and just below center marked 155. I am referring to my hand drawn diagram. I am not sure which one it is on Temec or Atmel diagrams?
So I should try 2.2uF now?

 

which pins is it going to

 

It finds its way back to pin 7 through another SMD cap? and joins the negative side of three other electrolytics/a ceramic to pin 9/ and a 47 Kohm pot

 

I think the cap is C1 on page 25 of datasheet, its the supply capacitor 22uF electrolytic across pins 2,3

 

No I see that one. On my diagram it is on the upper left side. There are a pair there.

 

take a photo of the track side pcb full view, and post it with your cap marked.

 

Post #11. Just right of the large hole, you can see it burnt up.

 

YES I KNOW, it looks like its an electrolytic + on pin 2, thats why i believe its C1 on the datasheet as its the only electrolytic with its + to ground... YOUR Drawing is wrong!!!

 

Why dont you redraw it and compare it with page 25 of the datasheet.....

 

Are you looking at the ATMEL datasheet? This does not have an OptoCoupler or rectifier. I want to make sure I am on the same sheet.

 

yes ,no opto, figure 10-20, page 25.