Strange fault

[auditheman]

I know this may sound strange but I've been given something very strange to repair by a customer, of which is actually a vibrator!

The problem is that upon opening there appears to be some liquid ingress damage. There are several resistor and caps that I've already replaced. There is also a processor but I think this will have some firmware so will be unable to just replace it.

The fault is causing the unit too gyrate back and forward at a random rate.

any ideas please?

[stj]

Re: Strange fault

pictures. (of the board!!)
and get the instructions - that may be normal.
i cant see why you need an mcu unless something is timed or varied in some way.

[auditheman]

Re: Strange fault

Hehe

The other strange thing is that the camera at the tip of it appears to be recording intermittent video when the gyrating start becoming random.

I will get some pictures of PCB.

[ChaosLegionnaire]

Re: Strange fault

yuck! i wouldnt repair such a thing esp. since there's "liquid ingress damage" coz that is either real girl goo or some kind of ky jelly lubricant they used. make sure u use gloves when handling and servicing that thing. dont wanna catch any stds from that! haha!

[R_J]

Re: Strange fault

The fault is causing the unit too gyrate back and forward at a random rate

When you say THE UNIT, do you mean the USER of the device?

[brethin]

Re: Strange fault

Nasty, but he is a Scott they love nasty.��

[stj]

Re: Strange fault

Hehe

The other strange thing is that the camera at the tip of it appears to be recording intermittent video when the gyrating start becoming random.

I will get some pictures of PCB.

well that sounds like a break in a wire.