Re: How I fixed a dead net6501 (Red Light Of Death)

Michael Sierchio <[email protected]> Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:05:15 -0800
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On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 1:49 AM, Paride Legovini <[email protected]> wrote:

On 2018-02-26 08:36, Rudi van Drunen (Xlexit) wrote:
>


> > Hi all,
> >
> > I just replaced the electrolytical caps in 3 boards that demonstrated
> the
> > RLOD phenomenon, and at least 2 of them did not get get fixed, so it
> might
> > not be  *the* solution :-(
>
> I'm very sorry to hear so. Unfortunately I also have to report a
> failure: a couple of days ago I tried to repair another net6501, but it
> didn't come back to life. In the end I replaced all the electrolytic
> capacitors but the two SMDs near the CPU. It didn't help.
>

I'm sorry I can't offer any advice other than offer an unqualified
endorsement of the PC Engines apu2c4.

https://www.pcengines.ch/apu2c4.htm

- M

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On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 1:49 AM, Paride Legovini <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt=
;</span> wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,=
204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"gmail-">On 2018-02-26 08:36, Rudi=
 van Drunen (Xlexit) wrote:<br></span></blockquote><div>=C2=A0</div><blockq=
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x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"gmail-">
&gt; Hi all,<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I just replaced the electrolytical caps in 3 boards that demonstrated =
the=C2=A0<br>
&gt; RLOD phenomenon, and at least 2 of them did not get get fixed, so it m=
ight<br>
&gt; not be =C2=A0*the* solution :-(<br>
<br>
</span>I&#39;m very sorry to hear so. Unfortunately I also have to report a=
<br>
failure: a couple of days ago I tried to repair another net6501, but it<br>
didn&#39;t come back to life. In the end I replaced all the electrolytic<br=
>
capacitors but the two SMDs near the CPU. It didn&#39;t help.<br></blockquo=
te><div>=C2=A0</div><div>I&#39;m sorry I can&#39;t offer any advice other t=
han offer an unqualified endorsement of the PC Engines apu2c4.=C2=A0</div><=
div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.pcengines.ch/apu2c4.htm">https://=
www.pcengines.ch/apu2c4.htm</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>- M</div><div>=
</div><div><br></div></div>-- <br><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">&quot;Well,&quot; Brahma said, &quot;even af=
ter ten thousand explanations, a fool is no wiser, but an intelligent perso=
n requires only two thousand five hundred.&quot;<div><br>- The Mah=C4=81bh=
=C4=81rata</div></div></div></div></div>
</div></div>

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