So I found this MC250 online and thought it would be a fun project. As you can see it's a serious fixer upper. At some point there was a fire on one of the output boards :thumbsdn: The pictures are what it looked like after I cut out the bad stuff.
Looking at it, it seems that one of the resistors catastrophically failed and caused it all to catch fire. I tried to look online but didn't find any information on this type of thing happening. I figure I'll definitely replace the output board, though I also considered point-to-point wiring but I imagine just buying a new board would just be easier. Any thoughts on this? I figure I'll also replace the electrolytic capacitors and maybe the same resistors on the other board (If this board's resistor blew-up, maybe the other one could?). Any other suggestions on replacments (e.g., Transistors)? I'm sure I'll end up keeping it until my next project comes up so I have both quality and resale value in mind. Thanks!
Looking at it, it seems that one of the resistors catastrophically failed and caused it all to catch fire. I tried to look online but didn't find any information on this type of thing happening. I figure I'll definitely replace the output board, though I also considered point-to-point wiring but I imagine just buying a new board would just be easier. Any thoughts on this? I figure I'll also replace the electrolytic capacitors and maybe the same resistors on the other board (If this board's resistor blew-up, maybe the other one could?). Any other suggestions on replacments (e.g., Transistors)? I'm sure I'll end up keeping it until my next project comes up so I have both quality and resale value in mind. Thanks!