What component is this?!?!?

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llaadd

Joined Apr 27, 2007
3
Hi,

I have a broken switch for a drill which will cost more to replace then to buy a whole new drill so thought I'd try to fix!

The switch has a capacitor (separate from the circuit board), resister and what looks like a transistor but I am not sure, one of the middle pins looks like it's been cut off and is not used, and it has this written on it (the ST at the start looks like a logo):

Rich (BB code):
ST  TS8
2080
F022
It's the black componend in the middle I'm trying to figure out!



Any advise would be much appreciated.

Thank you.
 

R!f@@

Joined Apr 2, 2009
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Could be an SCR or Traic if the drill ha speed control.

Posting the drill picture with the connection details will help
 

Thread Starter

llaadd

Joined Apr 27, 2007
3
hi, this is how I understand it, the black strips along with the metal contacts on push button make a variable resister. There is one normal resister which works fine.



The red lines in image blow are where each side of the disassembled switch connects.
The Green circles are the AC inputs
The Blue circles are the AC outputs.

The outputs from the switch just go to the motor.
 

R!f@@

Joined Apr 2, 2009
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It's an SCR or Triac, remove it and to check it.
Gate is connected to variable resistor tracks. other two a K & A, or MT2 & MT1

This is what I found from ST SCR data . Voltage is 800V and current could be around 16Amps.
Other option is a triac of the same specs.

I am sure it's one of them, but I would vote for a triac first

By the way try to resize ur images to 800 by 600. It makes easier for us folks.

See the data I have and let others also decide what it could be
 

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