This detector has now been retired from service since it’s a fair bit out of date. So here’s the teardown! Unlike older detectors, this unit has a built in battery that never needs replacing during the life of the sensor, so once the unit reaches it’s expiry date it’s just
Continue readingFire Angel CO-9D Carbon Monoxide Detector Teardown
Here is a cheap no frills microwave oven, which died after a few weeks of normal use. Cover removed, showing the internals. Front of the microwave is on the left. Closeup of the timer unit. Cheap & nasty. Magnetron removed from the oven. Antenna is on the top, cooling fins
Here is a cheapo 500W rated ATX PSU that has totally borked itself, probably due to the unit NOT actually being capable of 500W. All 3 of the switching transistors were shorted, causing the ensuing carnage: Here is the AC input to the PCB. Note the vapourised element inside the