Corrosion on Pcb Inside Valve
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two valves with failed printed circuit boards (PCBs) and corrosion inside the housing. The goal was …
April 3, 2017MuRata PS (Pn 8600118) MOSFET Failures
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received 8Murata Ps DC-DC converters (pn 8600118) with suspected MOSFET failures. A DC-DC converter is an …
April 3, 2017Three Phase Inductor Card
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two 3-phase inductor cards to be analyzed. Three Phase power is a three wire Alternating Current …
April 3, 2017Vishay CRCW1210-HP-e3 SM Resistor Failures
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two PCB assemblies upon which were several failing Vishay CRCW1210-HP-e3 surface mount (SM) …
April 3, 2017Electrolytic Capacitor 1
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received three electrolytic capacitors that were failing in the field. A capacitor stores electrical energy. …
February 5, 2017MH Ballast Black Box PCB
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several electronic metal-halide (MH) ballast black semiconductor diode, but it also permits current …
January 27, 2017TDK-Lambda KPSA Power Supply
The Lambda KPSA10-15 is a self-contained, offline power supply capable of supply 15Volts DC at 1 Ampere from a universal input of 120VAC ~ …
January 27, 2017Transformer Failures
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received two transformers from the same manufacturing vintage; one was failed and the other was unused. The …
January 27, 2017Orister PWM Controller RS2042
The RS2042 is a low startup current, current mode PWM controller with Green-Power & burst-mode power-saving operation. It has integrated …
January 26, 2017Light Switch Contamination
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several lighting switches that were found to remain open even while the switch was closed. A light …
November 12, 2016Radiography on BGAs
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received several ball grid arrays (BGAs) to specifically look for any shorts, opens, cracks, or contamination …
November 12, 2016Spectrum Control Filters
Gideon Analytical Laboratories received four Spectrum Control Pi filters N49927 Bus A (capacitor components FL1, FL2, FL3, and FL4). …
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