Digital Sidecar was warm/hot

[WarehouseCrew]

Should the Digital Sidecar be warm/hot? We are going check our wiring tomorrow night. I'm assuming that incorrect wiring is what we may discover.

[Mark McLeod]

No, it should not be hot.

Are the three power lights all brightly lit?
If any are out or dim, then there's a power short or disconnect.

It can be a a short in your wiring. Test it without anything plugged in.
The case can also have collected metal dust and particles inside and can be opened and cleaned out.

[WarehouseCrew]

Thanks! We will try this today.

[ratdude747]

also check any wires going in for a short between + and - . same for bent pins or the like.

[cgmv123]

We mounted our electrical board vertically and had a loose PWM cable hang right by the main positive supply on the power panel. Needless to say, our sidecar blew at our test run. Good thing we had a spare back at our build site.