Recent content by GazzaS

Picked up the chip for $2 so probably worth just giving it a go. I have all the bench technician equipment from my Robotics days. PhIlLy ChEeSe - I believe the cause was a faulty power supply. Looks like the wife pulled it out to hard and shorted the wires, then tried plugging back in. Bang...

Hi, Thanks for your reply. After a lot of searching (mainly non-english sites with google translate) I have found a few more images: According to the forums it is a 5 volt Regulator part of the 5 volt stabilizer circuit labelled PU5900. The actual chip has marking 8C752 and they...

Hi, New to this forum so hi all. Basically our family laptop (Asus x51rl) died a death due to a faulty power supply. I could smell burnt silicon from inside it and dismantled it to find the issue. I've found the source of the issue which is a burnt component by the battery socket which...