Credit: Anonymous
Archive for December, 2009
Motherboard with badly damaged PCI slot traces
Monday, December 14th, 2009Badly damaged motherboard
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Credit: Anonymous
Varistor on UPS cracks
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Board with blown MOV
Closeup of failed MOV
The burned part shown appears to be a MOV (Metal-oxide Varistor). The purpose of a MOV is to have a very high resistance until a certain voltage is reached at which point it will conduct current, in this case from “Hot” to “Neutral.” This property is useful for surge protectors. Original poster says this UPS was involved in an electrical fire. Credit:
555 timer in baby 10 sequencer cracked
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
A simple analog sequencer referred to as a baby 10 (step) sequencer is shown with a ICM7555IPA 555 timer cracked down the middle. Credit: