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There is a way to check the Thunderbird after a short circuit on the Power? The raspberry boot without apparent problems
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There is a way to check the Thunderbird after a short circuit on the Power? The raspberry boot without apparent problems
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piborg
Wed, 09/27/2017 - 10:40
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Be very careful
My main advice is to power the ThunderBorg in a way that you can turn it off quickly without getting too near the board. If something is damaged one or more of the chips might get very hot! Just to be safe you should do any testing with the board away from anything flammable, having an extinguisher on standby and some safety glasses would be a good idea in case of the worst.
Generally short-circuiting the power will not cause damage to the ThunderBorg, but to the battery / power supply instead. The main cause of damage to the ThunderBorg is typically miss-wiring the V+ and GND connections for the battery. If you were using a battery I would be tempted to replace it just to be safe. If a battery ever shows any sign of damage (leaks, melting, puffed up, cracks or smoke) dispose of it properly as it may be a fire risk.
The routine we would usually go through for a basic health check is as follows:
What I will say is that we do not recommend fixing the board yourself or running the board if it is damaged in any way. While it may be possible to use a poor fix or undetected fault may lead to future problems with the board!
WS
Wed, 09/27/2017 - 19:12
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All done
I tested the board several times and everything works, the problem was in the raspberry that had lost the i2c configuration... Thanks man