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Re: Jaguar Gate Driver Source

You're right, i realize there is probably more damage, I just thought I'd try. It would not only make for a fun experiment, but also some practice with surface-mount. The gate drivers and the current-measuring resistor are the only things that show any damage. One of our mentors helped design the Jaguar, and he said the capacitors they used always bulged a little bit, so that combined with the lack of a puddle seem to show that the cap is fine. Probably the desoldering of the current measuring resistor cut the circuit fast enough that it didn't cause to much of a problem. I will check the regulator. Still, I think it would be fun to try to fix a Jaguar, and provide a valuable experience.