POP went the IC By panfah Watch

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A few months ago, while trying to troubleshoot a failing hard drive in my girlfriend's computer, I inadvertently reversed the power connector to it. There was a popping sound, accompanied by a spark and then the smell of acrid smoke. I had managed to explode one of the integrated controller chips! Here you can see the chunk that blew out of the chip as well as the burned trace and melted solder point.



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IMAGE DETAILS Image size 768x518px 125.08 KB Make Canon Model Canon EOS 40D Shutter Speed 1/32 second Aperture F/5.6 Focal Length 100 mm ISO Speed 800 Date Taken Jan 6, 2008, 1:05:01 PM Show More

Published : Apr 5, 2008