This is my first time post, so if my question is newbie I apologize in advance. I sifted through the posts, but couldn't find quite what I was looking for.
The Problem:
I hooked up a fan controller to my Epox 9NPA Ultra, tried to fire it up, and it didn't boot. The lights on the board were on, the fans swirled for a second, then a burnt odor was emitted, and everything stopped booting. Some of the capacitors were holding charge, because the board's lights were on. I pulled the board and looked for burnt spots on both sides of the board, but found nothing. I examined the capacitors, but the tops looked flat, and I did not see any oozing. Does this sound like a short problem or capacitor problem? I'm using a different board with the othersame hardware, and everything is fine.
My main question is how do I check the capcitors with a multimeter? Do I first need to remove the capacitors from the board to test them? Although I've built rigs before, I'm a newbie at electrical and any info on troubleshooting the board or links to testing capcitors would be greatly appreciated, because I really like this board for my purposes. Thanx in advance.
The Problem:
I hooked up a fan controller to my Epox 9NPA Ultra, tried to fire it up, and it didn't boot. The lights on the board were on, the fans swirled for a second, then a burnt odor was emitted, and everything stopped booting. Some of the capacitors were holding charge, because the board's lights were on. I pulled the board and looked for burnt spots on both sides of the board, but found nothing. I examined the capacitors, but the tops looked flat, and I did not see any oozing. Does this sound like a short problem or capacitor problem? I'm using a different board with the othersame hardware, and everything is fine.
My main question is how do I check the capcitors with a multimeter? Do I first need to remove the capacitors from the board to test them? Although I've built rigs before, I'm a newbie at electrical and any info on troubleshooting the board or links to testing capcitors would be greatly appreciated, because I really like this board for my purposes. Thanx in advance.
