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by rrobinet
Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:44 am
Forum: RX-666 / RX-888 (Dragonfly)
Topic: RX888 Mk II thermal problems appear to lead to a broken unit
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RX888 Mk II thermal problems appear to lead to a broken unit

After running perfectly for several weeks with Phil's KA9Q-radio SW, last Saturday my RX888 suddenly failed. The failure mode suggests that one or more of the BGA pins of the the FX3 have desoldered, and a FLIR scan of a FX3 showed it running at 80C, at or above its max temp rating. In addition, eve...