Infocus power supply isssue

[subarub4]

Re: Infocus power supply isssue

I think you should test the medium sized capacitor on the output side, between the 1000uF capacitors and the transformer.

Basically, the capacitors filter the power rails, and a short across one of them means a rectifier could be dead.

Are you talking about the short one next to the TO-220? That's a brand new cap btw.

[subarub4]

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Found memory card for macro camera.

[ben7]

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Are you talking about the short one next to the TO-220? That's a brand new cap btw.

I am well aware of that LOL
I want to know if there is a short across it, not the capacitor itself.

Have you tested that green fuse fs02?

[subarub4]

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lol ok then just making sure, the fuse is ok and I don't see a short.

[ben7]

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lol ok then just making sure, the fuse is ok and I don't see a short.

Could we get some macro shots of the bottom of the board on the secondary side?

And, on the bottom of the board on the primary side? (Near the mr4010)
Also, on the top of the primary side? (Again, near the mr4010)

[subarub4]

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Could we get some macro shots of the bottom of the board on the secondary side?

And, on the bottom of the board on the primary side? (Near the mr4010)
Also, on the top of the primary side? (Again, near the mr4010)

underside looks a little rough with all the flux..

[Khron]

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Ummmm... Why are the last two legs of the MR4010 "twisted" like that, pray tell?

Did the original one look like that, as well?

Edit: Nnnnnnope...

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...0&d=1368496802

What you did there, was (most likely) reverse the Source and Drain pins of the FET inside the MR4010 (so basically you're putting the +160Vdc through the Source-Drain parasitic diode, straight to ground). No wonder you blew the fuse...

Edit 2: Correction - you reversed the Drain with the Vin pin, so you shoved +160v DC into the low-voltage section of the PWM chip. Pins are numbered for a reason, y'know...

[ben7]

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No wonder why it is getting very hot! xD

[subarub4]

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The pins are not twisted it's just how it is, I did not bend the pins in the same way the original was.

And for the info it still gets as hot as the original did.

And if you saw I blew the fuse because I used my oscilloscope on the MAIN input, had I used a isolation transformer I would had no had the issue, if you think it's not true wait until my replacement fuse comes in.

[subarub4]

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What the replacement looked like...



and the original with it's machine bent legs..

[Khron]

Re: Infocus power supply isssue

The replacement "only" had its pins bent in different directions compared to the original, that's all. The order (and function) of the pins should be the same. By "different directions" i mean front-to-back, *NOT* side-to-side.

Quick comparison (original vs replacement):

Pin 1 - straight vs. bent backwards
Pin 2 - bent forwards, both
Pin 3 - straight vs. bent backwards
Pin 4 - bent forwards, both
Pin 5 - straight vs. bent backwards(?)
Pin 6 - cut
Pin 7 - bent forwards vs. bent backwards
Pin 8 - cut
Pin 9 - straight vs. bent forwards

Not sure if you've noticed, but these multi-pin SIP (Single In-line Package) solutions, where the pins are bent, they're bent *ONLY* along the forward-backward plane, and *NEVER* from side to side. What you did was simply reverse where pins 7 and 9 go in the circuit, and, well...

Quite likely, 1) you toasted the new MR4010, and 2) less likely, caused further damage in the primary "half" of the power supply.

"Assumption is the mother of all f**k-ups" - you'll have to excuse the harsh language, but i've seen that adage proven true time and time again

Edit:

The original doesn't seem to have its legs crossed, as opposed to the new one: https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...7&d=1369707694

[subarub4]

Re: Infocus power supply isssue

The replacement "only" had its pins bent in different directions compared to the original, that's all. The order (and function) of the pins should be the same. By "different directions" i mean front-to-back, *NOT* side-to-side.

Quick comparison (original vs replacement):

Pin 1 - straight vs. bent backwards
Pin 2 - bent forwards, both
Pin 3 - straight vs. bent backwards
Pin 4 - bent forwards, both
Pin 5 - straight vs. bent backwards(?)
Pin 6 - cut
Pin 7 - bent forwards vs. bent backwards
Pin 8 - cut
Pin 9 - straight vs. bent forwards

Not sure if you've noticed, but these multi-pin SIP (Single In-line Package) solutions, where the pins are bent, they're bent *ONLY* along the forward-backward plane, and *NEVER* from side to side. What you did was simply reverse where pins 7 and 9 go in the circuit, and, well...

Quite likely, 1) you toasted the new MR4010, and 2) less likely, caused further damage in the primary "half" of the power supply.

"Assumption is the mother of all f**k-ups" - you'll have to excuse the harsh language, but i've seen that adage proven true time and time again

Edit:

The original doesn't seem to have its legs crossed, as opposed to the new one: https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...7&d=1369707694

So I want to ask you when I do it your way (throwing out the way Infocus did it) and it blows then what do I do? Why do you think I brought two of them

btw I had the same voltages as I did before with the original.

[ben7]

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So I want to ask you when I do it your way (throwing out the way Infocus did it) and it blows then what do I do? Why do you think I brought two of them

btw I had the same voltages as I did before with the original.

This time, please show us the chip before you plug it in, so we can tell you if it is soldered in the right way.

[subarub4]

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Happy now?

[ben7]

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Happy now?

Yes LOL

Just make sure those two pins on the left aren't shorted/bent together, and plug it in!

[subarub4]

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And it did what I knew what was going to happen, a dead short because the pins are now reversed.

[ben7]

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And it did what I knew what was going to happen, a dead short because the pins are now reversed.

It blew the fuse? Did you check those leftmost pins in the picture to see if they were shorted together (they look bent/contacting eachother in your picture). Also the 3rd and 4th pins (from the left) look like they are shorting together too, in your picture.

[subarub4]

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I thought about something I'm not sure what came before the In116 model projector (what I have) but I was thinking of getting a power supply close to the model since the connectors seem to be about the same.. whatever that does not fit I can swap over.

I figure it will turn on without any issues, too little current or too much voltage.

Since I know the standby should be around 5V and turn on would be 12V for the output I can go about that.

Tried of looking at the projector case in my closet and my color wheel and DLP chip in my wine cabinet.

[subarub4]

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I was searching online today and I noticed the Acer X1220H has the same case design as my Infocus.. does this mean it uses the same power supply?

X1320WH is more closer to my infocus and from what I can see here

add the ViewSonic PJD5523w to the list of projectors as well.

[subarub4]

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Not mine but from a similar projector



I was told that regardless if the PFC controller was non fuctional I should still have like 339 VDC if not I must have a open circuit between the mains input and electrolytic filter capacitor, assuming the filter caps for the main?