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Wrong polarity, blew up my Nexion display

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olaf-baeyensOlaf Baeyens 12/29/2018 at 02:160 Comments

Yesterday by accident I reversed the polarity of the +5V with the ground and I saw a flash. This capacitor blew up


The capacitor is a 10µF, I tried to repair it but the display does not start up anymore not even when I try to upload new firmware. There is no other visual damage to be seen.

I just ordered a new one to replace it.

The rest of the electronics is still in good shape.

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