Hi Guys, I am new on here trying to find some help and guidance. Got this inverter for £50 but its more then fuses thats wrong with it.
I opened it up and i saw all the fuses (Labeled 2 on photo) they were all soldered together ie shorted. So i cleaned it up a bit and removed all the fuses. for now i just put a bit of wire there. Also a track was broken and I saw someone already butchered or tried fixing it (3 on photo).
Also the whole board looks smothered with something tacky, maybe its flux ????
Also (Labelled 1 ) the transformer core (the metal square bit on top) is loose, i can move it from side to side about a 1-2 mm.
I would also like to warn all the users that I am a bit of a electronic engineering idiot. I try to do a lot and learn it but compare to most of you guys, I know nothing.
I have most tools and access to an oscilloscope.
I would be really grateful if someone took some time and maybe gave me some hints, it would really be appreciated and I thank you in advance for doing so my friend.
When I was buying this I thought it was just the matter of changing the fuses and off i went but, it appears someone shorted the fuses and pushed the poor little sucker too far. And now something bigger went.
Also i probed around it with multi meter when plugged in to a 12v SLA. I saw some 460V and I have no idea what I am doing.
AGAIN THANKS FOR READING.
Im hoping to document most steps undertaken while fixing this.
I opened it up and i saw all the fuses (Labeled 2 on photo) they were all soldered together ie shorted. So i cleaned it up a bit and removed all the fuses. for now i just put a bit of wire there. Also a track was broken and I saw someone already butchered or tried fixing it (3 on photo).
Also the whole board looks smothered with something tacky, maybe its flux ????
Also (Labelled 1 ) the transformer core (the metal square bit on top) is loose, i can move it from side to side about a 1-2 mm.
I would also like to warn all the users that I am a bit of a electronic engineering idiot. I try to do a lot and learn it but compare to most of you guys, I know nothing.
I have most tools and access to an oscilloscope.
I would be really grateful if someone took some time and maybe gave me some hints, it would really be appreciated and I thank you in advance for doing so my friend.
When I was buying this I thought it was just the matter of changing the fuses and off i went but, it appears someone shorted the fuses and pushed the poor little sucker too far. And now something bigger went.
Also i probed around it with multi meter when plugged in to a 12v SLA. I saw some 460V and I have no idea what I am doing.
AGAIN THANKS FOR READING.
Im hoping to document most steps undertaken while fixing this.
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