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WD 10TB WD100EZAZ blown 12v rail

May 7th, 2021, 7:55

The delightfully dishonest person I sold this drive to on eBay decided to blow the 12v rail on this 10TB drive somehow.

I seem to have a few blown components. I was wondering if anyone could be so kind as to ID them for me and give me a suitable part number (I'm in the UK).

1. Seems to be a diode of some sort - it measures close to a short (beeep) and allows current in both directions
2. Not sure what this is, it also measure close to a short and allows current in both directions
3. I guess this is some sort of fuse, it's physically blown and measures open

The 5V rail seems to have survived. My soldering is better than my knowledge of circuits so could really use your help!

Also would anything stop a replacement board from working with this drive?

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Re: WD 10TB WD100EZAZ blown 12v rail

May 7th, 2021, 20:02

So in the time between posting and the post being approved, I ordered the following from Digikey:
SMBJ12A TVS DIODE 12V 19.9V DO214AA
RB160MM-40TR DIODE SCHOTTKY 40V 1A PMDU
F1459CT-ND FUSE BOARD MNT 4A 32VAC/VDC 1206

Re: WD 10TB WD100EZAZ blown 12v rail

May 7th, 2021, 20:02

"14" could be replaced with an SMBJ12A. It appears to rated for 12V standoff and 14V breakdown.

The fuse is probably rated at 4A.

Edit: The Schottky diode has probably survived, depending on the polarity of the overvoltage.

It looks like our posts crossed. :-)

Re: WD 10TB WD100EZAZ blown 12v rail

May 8th, 2021, 2:47

sudohdd wrote:The delightfully dishonest person I sold this drive to on eBay decided to blow the 12v rail on this 10TB drive somehow.
Probably with a modular power supply.

Hopefully there's no other damage further down the line (anything visible?) and swapping out the fuse and tvs will allow you to find a more suitable home for it.
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