Mten 3 died!

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19 minutes ago, Cary said:

Well i finally got the Mten3 back up and running.

I had to get a new motherboard. I hooked it up and it fired up. So it appears the cooling fan plate ended up touching a piece of metal that was connected to the motherboard. I could see where there was an electrical arc. This was caused by a crash from the impact. It stopped working right after that crash. 

On the new motherboard, the cooling fan plate is really close to this metal piece on the motherboard. So i put some electrical tape in between the plate and this piece to prevent this from happening again.

excellent news! Fwiw, RTV (sensor safe) gasket sealer (auto parts) makes for great glue to hold things down and protect from movement. It remains pliable and is very sticky. Electrical tape also works, but beware of adhesion loss over time, especially if heat is involved. Even the mother of all electrical tape (3m super 33+) doesnt last forever. I'll remember to check mine next time I have it open. Its an older version, and surely takes a beating regularly.

[Cary]

13 minutes ago, ShanesPlanet said:

excellent news! Fwiw, RTV (sensor safe) gasket sealer (auto parts) makes for great glue to hold things down and protect from movement. It remains pliable and is very sticky. Electrical tape also works, but beware of adhesion loss over time, especially if heat is involved. Even the mother of all electrical tape (3m super 33+) doesnt last forever. I'll remember to check mine next time I have it open. Its an older version, and surely takes a beating regularly.

The space between the cooling fan plate and this metal piece is so small. So i just rolled up some electrical tape four fold and it's wedged in between. So it's in place pretty solid. Shouldn't be popping out.... hopefully.