Help please with identification of few components for troubleshooting (Solar Water Fountain circuit)

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  • Techie_hobby1
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2023
    • 55
    • England

    #1

    Help please with identification of few components for troubleshooting (Solar Water Fountain circuit)

    Need some help please with a few components on this small board so that I can troubleshoot the circuit.

    The PCB is a Single sided board fairly simple circuitry has a +ve and -ve Solar cell power input, a 7.4v 1500mAh (dual 18630 cell) power in which the Solar panel charges the cells, and lastly the Output goes to a DC connector...
    J1 is actually 1P1T Switch (in ON position completes Battery cell circuit
    J2 - to DC Output
    J3 is Battery cell connector

    however I am struggling to identify if:
    Y1 (SOT-23) are NPN Transistors, MOSFET's or 11v Zener's. I am fairly sure they are NPN Transistors though because I get a 0.6v diode reading on Collector and Emitter with +ve on Base.
    Same for Y2 (SOT-23) being PNP with -ve on Base and 0.6v on Collector and Emitter.

    The 8 pin IC is a little odd though but with no markings is making it a lot harder.

    If I am incorrect with any of the above please can you advise further
    Many thanks
  • truclacicr
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Apr 2019
    • 300
    • australia

    #2
    Y1 = SS8050.

    https://www.google.com/search?imgtyp...Cisz%3Am&udm=2

    Y2 = SS8550.

    https://www.google.com/search?imgtyp...Cisz%3Am&udm=2

    To identify the IC, you would need to identify its pinout.

    https://ipv4.google.com/search?q=fil...8%20OR%20soic8
    Last edited by truclacicr; Yesterday, 01:29 PM.

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    • stj
      Great Sage 齊天大聖
      • Dec 2009
      • 31003
      • Albion

      #3
      the switch has fractured soldering

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      • Techie_hobby1
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2023
        • 55
        • England

        #4
        truclacicr
        Thanks as always. I think sometimes I over think it in regard to the component searching, and try to use the sites that let you search by the Marking code, instead of trying to do a standard google image search first.
        In regard to the IC 8pin SOIC connections are as follows ( I think it is just 555 timer chip - but just want some clarification please):
        Pins are as follows:
        Pin 1 connected to Cathode of D1 diode and bridged with pin 4
        Pin 4 goes to collector of PNP (Q3) transistor via current limiting resistor
        Pin 2 goes to collector of NPN (Q4)and also to collector of NPN (Q1)
        Pin 8 goes to Anode of the same D1 diode, to DC positive

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        • Techie_hobby1
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2023
          • 55
          • England

          #5
          stj
          Thank you for pointing that out. I actually didn't see that one. I think I managed to locate a few that were broken/cracked.. and still going through them slowly

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          • Techie_hobby1
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2023
            • 55
            • England

            #6
            truclacicr
            whoops I forgot to include pin 7 of the IC, which connects to the base of NPN Q5 transistor

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