help my bord is fyed

[mf123]

hi i made a bord and plugged it in to the wall, and then to the computer. un luckaly, noting happend. when i tested it all i got was a err, and the black thing in the middle got realy hot. plese help me:(

[The Pest]

Can you post some pic's of both sides of the board for us to look at?

[Guest guest]

What model controller?

Have you stepped thru the construction steps on by one to make sure all parts are in the right place?

Not sure your soldering skill level, but need to take a good look, under a magnifier for shorts/bridges, etc.

Did the LED blink, then go solid red once HU was opened, or not at all?

Please provide a little more info that what you have, with some detail, and we may be able to help you.

First suggestion, before anyone tries to help you is to go thru the unit step by step and make sure you didn't create your problem (because, you likely did..).

[mf123]

well forst the modle is

CTB16PC

also here are some pics




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[mf123]

also i used these ports to plug in my stuff (from wall){the ones with bigger forks in them}

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[mf123]

hears my sodering job

srry for bad qulity


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[mf123]

need a better flip side of the board?

[bisquit476]

Can't tell for sure without a better picture, but it looks like an awful lot of solder.

[mf123]

it smelld like bar-b-Q when i pluged it in and not the good kind...

[mf123]

emmm BAR-B-Q

heres 5 regens of the board


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[mf123]

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[mf123]

i got messy at the bottom prongs

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[mf123]

i think i did a better job on the smaller things

[The Pest]

It looks to me as maybe this area might need some closer attention.

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[bisquit476]

We need clearer pictures, but I would look at the triacs, some don't look soldered, some may be shorted, that would let out the magic smoke. Post clearer pic's please.

[mf123]

il give you all better pics i just need to buy 2 aa batrys

[mf123]

n the mean time this is what i pluged in to the wall and otter things

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[Guest guest]

Do you know someone who is skilled with a soldering iron? If this was your first attempt at soldering, and I say this not intending to be derogatory, but just being honest, you may make more of a mess of the board trying to clean it up. You need someone to help you clean it up, and maybe give you some good training on soldering,a dn de-soldering. It takes some practice...

It looks like you gobbed a lot of solder onto the board, applied it to the iron rather than the joint you are trying to solder, rather than using more heat and less solder. Its almost a sure thing you have multiple solder bridges on the board.

Worst case, LOR will repair the board, and unless it is a total loss, at minimal if any cost. However, if you need the board for Christmas, thats likely not a workable option.