Hello everybody,
I have a faulty induction cooktop: when a certain plate is turned on, it causes a short (the fuse blows). I don't have much experience with power electronics in particular, but I still felt brave enough to screw it open and to start looking for blew up components...
I found two capacitors that looked suspicious to me: it seems stuff has come out of them and I can see some 'dirt' on neighbouring components. But since I don't really work much with power electronics, I am not sure if this indeed looks bad or if this stuff can also be some kind of casting resin or something.
It is quite some work to remove the PCB to desolder the components and to measure the caps. I would appreciate any advice.
I have a faulty induction cooktop: when a certain plate is turned on, it causes a short (the fuse blows). I don't have much experience with power electronics in particular, but I still felt brave enough to screw it open and to start looking for blew up components...
I found two capacitors that looked suspicious to me: it seems stuff has come out of them and I can see some 'dirt' on neighbouring components. But since I don't really work much with power electronics, I am not sure if this indeed looks bad or if this stuff can also be some kind of casting resin or something.
It is quite some work to remove the PCB to desolder the components and to measure the caps. I would appreciate any advice.