[sdiy] up in smoke

[Derek Holzer]

Yes, of course! Will check power bus cable to start with. The module had 
stopped working a while back, I probably should have taken it out of the 
case then.

best!
D.

Tom Wiltshire wrote:
> I'd be worrying about what caused the chip to fry in the first place 
> rather than about the smoke residue.
> 
> I've seen a lot of broken equipment, but I don't think I've ever seen a 
> chip spontaneously burn out like you describe. I'd start hunting for 
> other faults to see what caused it.
> 
> T.
> 
> On 2 Mar 2009, at 14:51, Derek Holzer wrote:
> 
>> I had an IC burn out on me during a gig soundcheck last night. Damn it 
>> made a lot of smoke!!!!!!! Rest of the synth is fine so far, but it 
>> still smells pretty smoky. I know that smoke can cause damage to 
>> components over time, so is there any thing I can do about the residue 
>> inside the case? Or should I be worrying?
>>
>> thx+best!
>> D.
>>
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