Dear all,
Laptop is Lenovo Thinkpad L480 (boardview can be found in this badcaps topic). When pressing the power button the LED power light turns on, but nothing else happens.
I removed the motherboard, checked for shorts on the main inductors. I found that there is a short to ground on the +3VALW_P rail (@PL201). I soldered a wire on the PL201 inductor, and I injected up to 1.3V with my power supply. Current drawn is approximately 3.2A.
I used a small thermal camera to locate the shorted component. But nothing on the board heats significantly, except the CPU.
This is my first short circuit detection on a motherboard. Any advice on what I should do now?
Regards,
mkdj
Laptop is Lenovo Thinkpad L480 (boardview can be found in this badcaps topic). When pressing the power button the LED power light turns on, but nothing else happens.
I removed the motherboard, checked for shorts on the main inductors. I found that there is a short to ground on the +3VALW_P rail (@PL201). I soldered a wire on the PL201 inductor, and I injected up to 1.3V with my power supply. Current drawn is approximately 3.2A.
I used a small thermal camera to locate the shorted component. But nothing on the board heats significantly, except the CPU.
This is my first short circuit detection on a motherboard. Any advice on what I should do now?
Regards,
mkdj
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