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western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clarify

January 10th, 2025, 8:41

Hello guys
does somebody know the voltage of this two fuses?
i tried to find on aliexpress but all seller tell me the ampere but they dont know the voltage ..
i believe is 1206 size.. left is 5v right is 12v... how come is same sizes but different voltage?
for now i managed to find same sizes fuses with letter O in the center... is this safe to use or should i replace them?
sorry for bothering....im a beginner

God bless you all
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Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 10th, 2025, 11:57

The sellers are right to ask about the current.
If you have the letter S there, the fuses are 4 amps.
The breakdown voltage depends on the size, nominal value and material.
https://docs.rs-online.com/aae3/0900766b80785544.pdf

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 10th, 2025, 13:57

SWM wrote:The sellers are right to ask about the current.
If you have the letter S there, the fuses are 4 amps.
The breakdown voltage depends on the size, nominal value and material.
https://docs.rs-online.com/aae3/0900766b80785544.pdf


Sir thank you however mine are different type of FUSE
still not clear why the fuses on my PCB has same szes but measure 5v and 12v... i need to figure out what are this fuses
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Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 10th, 2025, 15:54

Data-Salvage wrote:Sir thank you however mine are different type of FUSE
still not clear why the fuses on my PCB has same szes but measure 5v and 12v... i need to figure out what are this fuses

SWM wrote:If you have the letter S there, the fuses are 4 amps.

Current and voltage are not the same thing. A 5V supply can deliver 4A, as can a 12V supply.

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 10th, 2025, 23:01

fzabkar wrote:
Data-Salvage wrote:Sir thank you however mine are different type of FUSE
still not clear why the fuses on my PCB has same szes but measure 5v and 12v... i need to figure out what are this fuses

SWM wrote:If you have the letter S there, the fuses are 4 amps.

Current and voltage are not the same thing. A 5V supply can deliver 4A, as can a 12V supply.


Thank you Sir which means 5v and 12 are not the same fuse even if they got the same sizes ?

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 11th, 2025, 12:09

Yes, there are two 4A fuses in the picture.

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 13th, 2025, 4:36

SWM wrote:Yes, there are two 4A fuses in the picture.


thank you sir! are thos 1026 4a?

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 8:29

iv changed the fuses and all component from donor pcb but the 12v line still doesnt work.
i suspect he controller is dead..... mean i lost the data right? is there a way to find out the controller condition? this is what i get in pc-3000 portable
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Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 8:29

Data-Salvage wrote:iv changed the fuses and all component from donor pcb but the 12v line still doesnt work.
i suspect he controller is dead..... mean i lost the data right? is there a way to find out the controller condition? this is what i get in pc-3000 portable


healthy PCB

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 8:30

Dead PCB
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Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 8:34

please show status registers too.

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 8:44

You checked the diodes after the fuses for short circuits, right?..

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 8:59

SWM wrote:You checked the diodes after the fuses for short circuits, right?..


i replaced diodes and fuses aswell

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 9:00

sin wrote:please show status registers too.


looks like nothing is connected in the status

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 9:19

Well, all hope is on Frank...
If your qualifications allow, you can measure the voltages after the converters on the board yourself.
Judging by the lack of current at 12V, the spinner chip burned out. But not 100%.
If yes, there is a high probability of damage to the preamplifier.

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 9:37

SWM wrote:Well, all hope is on Frank...
If your qualifications allow, you can measure the voltages after the converters on the board yourself.
Judging by the lack of current at 12V, the spinner chip burned out. But not 100%.
If yes, there is a high probability of damage to the preamplifier.


thank you Sir^^ who is frank?

is the spinner chip the one inside the red circle?
iv noticed the little guy inside the blue circle make the multimeter beebs in diode mode
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Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 11:22

Data-Salvage wrote:
SWM wrote:Well, all hope is on Frank...
who is frank?

fzabkar

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 15th, 2025, 11:28

SWM wrote:
Data-Salvage wrote:
SWM wrote:Well, all hope is on Frank...
who is frank?

fzabkar


i made him angry because of my beginner questions... and i understand he is very busy person

Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 16th, 2025, 3:26

guys i made a comparison of the healthy and broken pcb
first image is health pcb
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Re: western digital PCB repair SATA FUSE .. help me to clari

January 16th, 2025, 3:31

and now the broken PCB it beeps alot. iv replace the BEEPING filter with healthy filter but same ... could it be dead controller? or dead SMOOTH spindle controller? or both?? please help im still a beginer
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