wentworth1624705857 Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Came back today very excited about my new HD_A2 player from the States... That was until it went up in a puff of smoke... I can't believe I plugged it directly into our SG socket.... You guys think its savagable? Any good electricians to recce? Gosh... this is the dumbest thing I've ever done...
desray Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 ALAMAK!!!!! Why so careless! You literally FRIED UP the PSU! Seriously I dun know whether can be salvaged or not. The rest of the boards does look ok. What a waste! :-\ :'( Are you aware that you need a step-down transformer, rite? How can you forget such an important step?! :-[ :-X
wentworth1624705857 Posted June 22, 2007 Author Posted June 22, 2007 ALAMAK!!!!! Why so careless! You literally FRIED UP the PSU! Seriously I dun know whether can be salvaged or not. The rest of the boards does look ok. What a waste! :-\ :'( Are you aware that you need a step-down transformer, rite? How can you forget such an important step?! :-[ :-X Desray... the irony is I have 2 step down transformers (500W&1000W)... just sitting next to the dvd player. never cross my mind although it should be common sense where can I send it? any referrals? feeling really down man.
desray Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Desray... the irony is I have 2 step down transformers (500W&1000W)... just sitting next to the dvd player. never cross my mind although it should be common sense where can I send it? any referrals? feeling really down man. Jialat...I really dunno man. Maybe you can try those repair shops at the back alley of SLS? Hopefully the board will remain in working condition once the PSU has been fixed. Hmmmm...cross my finger for ya!
weibchen Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 you have my sympathies, expensive lesson learnt. :'(
wentworth1624705857 Posted June 22, 2007 Author Posted June 22, 2007 thanks dude. when it happened. got lots of smoke. but I removed the top cover only the PSU was quite hot the circuit boards were cold. so I guess there's a chance... Anyone which store at SLS?
dbchoong Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 The brown slime is the varnish from the transformer. It heated up, boiled and the windings in the transformer are probably all burnt out. Seems like the PSU doesn't have a fuse to protect the machine from 240V AC. Keep your fingers crossed that no other electronics were fried. If you get it repaired, maybe you can get it converted to a 240V machine. I'm not sure who can fix it - I see some shops in Sim Lim Tower but I don't know which is good and which is not.
petetherock Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Bro Try those repair shops, then thicken your skin a bit and... Ask Toshiba SG for help and look pitiful and hope they help (might charge but at least they will know, and who knows they may give you a 220PSU :) )
htfreak Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 When I spoke to the Toshiba guy in charge of marketing last year, he did mention that the local service centre will provide assistance in repairing Toshiba players from other countries at a cost. So I guess you have a very good chance. Try calling them tomorrow if they are open.
Phil1624705739 Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 I'm just curious.. didn't u use e bundled US 3-pin cord? A sure give away that the voltage is not compatible with ours? Phil
eggz Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Hi J, Sorry to hear about this. I'll check around to see if there is someone who might be able to help with this. eggz
petetherock Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Hey good luck! If you do suceed in changing the PSU, maybe all the owners can swop out their 110 PSU :)
digital601 Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 Hope Toshiba SG can do something for you. Since you have remove the cover, take a few more picture of the MB to share with us?
wentworth1624705857 Posted June 22, 2007 Author Posted June 22, 2007 I'm just curious.. didn't u use e bundled US 3-pin cord? A sure give away that the voltage is not compatible with ours? Phil Hi Phil, yeah I saw the 2 pring plug. and immediately thought that my current dvd player uses the same plug so I removed it from the dvd player and used that plug. Using a transformer never crossed my mind... Such a genius eh.
weibchen Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 oh well whats done is done, now since its blown can look to mod it. :-X
MuttonFlanks Posted June 22, 2007 Posted June 22, 2007 lol... i did the same thing with my computer. i thought it would auto-switch the wattage but when i turned it on the thing blew up and shot flame out the back and made a loud BANG. the electricity in the house also died :P luckily only the power supply died... which should also be the case with you. good luck finding a replacement, if you can replace the psu i think u should ok.
desray Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 I'm just curious.. didn't u use e bundled US 3-pin cord? A sure give away that the voltage is not compatible with ours? Phil My thoughts exactly - alot of giveaway sign to *remind* you that this is not meant for local voltage! But it appears that our bro wentworth really really forgetful and too excited to try it out that he TOTALLY forgot about it?! Hmmm...still hard to believe - but anyway - the most important thing now is to get it repair at a reasonable price and hopefully Toshiba (SG) can assist him in this predicament. :(
bigbadwolf Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 Maybe you can try Adrian from Memory Lane at Adelphi. His shop is in the basement. I sometimes bring my hi-fi to him for servicing and repair.
petetherock Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 Actually if as Jeff says Toshi SG will do it, it is best to ask them first This is a rather new and sophisticated piece of equipement, so they can diagnose the issue better and then fix it. IMO
SiriuslyCold Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 if (1) the job of the transformer is to bring voltage down to something thats used by the boards, and (2) let's assume all boards use the same voltage regardless of the local power supply why is it not possible to switch the transformer to one that handles local voltage?
Jag Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 Of course we can switch transformer to one that works on local power, theorectically speaker. However, in practise, it may be more complicated than it seems. 1) Some types of transformers are custom made specially for the device, and getting the right part at SLT, RS or farnell may not be so easy (or sometimes not possible). In short, the transformer turns ratio is a wierd hard to find turns ratio. 2) The transformer may have strange pin-outs or foot print. Or simply, the transformer cannot fit into the casing for whatever reason. But if can find, I think its very simple to retrofit a suitable transformer for use here. But have to consider other components along the 110V p.c.b tracks, eg, caps, fuses, RF chokes, ICs, diodes,......... so it will turn out that its more than just the transformer that have to change........
HT102 Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 the 110V PCharlie Bravo tracks Strangely, this forum's text editor always auto-convert "C<no gap>B" to "Charlie Bravo".. ???
desray Posted June 23, 2007 Posted June 23, 2007 PCharlie Bravo............ p.c.b appears right...... Hahaha...yesterday I also got this problem with the word 'P.C.B"...everyone know what we meant...but it appears that someone added the the "P.C.B" into the filter list as an offensive words - that's why the funny sentence appearing despite several tries to make it right :P In Hokkien, "P.C.B" is extremely offensive like Che* By* (CB) if you know what I mean ;D ;D ;D
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