Blown capacitors on a NVIDIA GeForce 7600. The capacitors did their job and vented safely but are no longer useful. Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37prime/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Nov
06
LeCroy 9400 Digital Oscilloscope’s ADC cracks
The ADC for this oscilloscope is cracked and malfunctioning – only the upper 4 bits work. The screws shown that hold the heatsink on the reverse side of the board were loose and probably caused it to overheat and eventually crack. Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/imager/ / CC BY-NC 2.0
Nov
04
Resistor and PIC16F872 burned in a Weller WESD51
Weller WESD51 fails with a resistor and a PIC burning up with no apparent cause. Weller fixed this under warranty and put a new tip on the iron as a little extra. Credit: http://www.rtach.com/pics/burn2.jpg
Nov
02
Oct
29
MAX1939 melts a leg in motherboard
A spilled coke spilled over a laptop motherboard and fried the voltage regulator. Credit: http://www.badfirmware.org/