About the product
Date of repair
Ref. number
8
Repairer
Adam Wilson
Brand
PowerBase
Kind of product
Charger (battery / power supply)
About the repair
Model, type number and/or serial number
800-SP07-20402B
Defect found
Manufacturing defect - spontaneous faults, part failed during use - primary switching FET has failed short-circuit burning several resistors, shorting the bridge rectifier, and blowing mains fuse. Difficult to repair with schematic - owner believes it is uneconomical to repair.
Problem description + probable cause
Not working after bang and blown fuse
Has the product been repaired?
No
Reparability of product (1 = difficult, 10 = easy)
2
Did you use repair information?
No, didn't look for it
Category
Why could you not repair it?