Pyrotech
Member
While working on our first show (community theater) back from COVID, I found one of our dimmer packs was not working - address display flickered, but only partial segments. I swapped it with a spare, so the show went fine, but when starting cleanup and organization of the tech spaces post show, I pulled the cover to see if there were any visible issues before tossing it.
It's a Chauvet DMX-4 (photo of front attached). The row of pins above the small IC & row of resistors (other photo) is the back of the display. There is some white residue on the board that appears to be bridging some of the PC board traces.
1) Could this be the problem?
2) If so, is if possible to clean this with alcohol or some other non-destructive solvent and get the pack functional again? I'm a volunteer, so labor cost isn't an issue.
Or, given the ~$175 or so cost of a new pack, just go ahead and toss it and buy a new one?
Thanks
It's a Chauvet DMX-4 (photo of front attached). The row of pins above the small IC & row of resistors (other photo) is the back of the display. There is some white residue on the board that appears to be bridging some of the PC board traces.
1) Could this be the problem?
2) If so, is if possible to clean this with alcohol or some other non-destructive solvent and get the pack functional again? I'm a volunteer, so labor cost isn't an issue.
Or, given the ~$175 or so cost of a new pack, just go ahead and toss it and buy a new one?
Thanks