Have you burned your reciver?

[tomy]

it is definitely fried. we are a new team and got to excited because we have been trouble shooting for about 16hrs, so we could not wait and stuck it in the 20 volt on and it did not work like i said. we rewired it with the wall charger and plunged it in nothing happened. So seriously there is no way to fix it we have to buy a new one for $100? Linksys will not donate another one or first will not supply one?

[ROFLcopter]

I can almost guarantee you that they won't. US First was the purchaser of the Bridge, so they own the warranty. You going to have to buy another one.'

And just to let you know, the side of the power cable with the white stripes in positive. I would hate to see you fry another.

[repairmanray]

Originally Posted by tomy

it is definitely fried. we are a new team and got to excited because we have been trouble shooting for about 16hrs, so we could not wait and stuck it in the 20 volt on and it did not work like i said. we rewired it with the wall charger and plunged it in nothing happened. So seriously there is no way to fix it we have to buy a new one for $100? Linksys will not donate another one or first will not supply one?

If I understand correctly, you plugged it into 20 volts? If so, it may be possible for you to take it to a repair shop, or find someone who knows electronics who can repair it. It may just be a burned up voltage regulator.

[EricVanWyk]

This may very well be a $90 lesson in reading the manual first. Please read section 3.2 of the FRC Control System manual so you do not destroy your replacement bridge.

However, do not be so hasty in assuming that all hope is lost. I have reverse biased the WGA600N adapter without destroying it. I have also pushed 24V into it without destroying it. However, I might have just been lucky, and I do not recommend doing either. I performed both of these tests using the regulated supplies on the PD, hooking it direct to your battery through a 20A breaker might have blown something - I really don't know, and I really don't have the extra bridges to find out.

In short, go read those sections, hook it up correctly, and see if it works.

[keen101]

http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=10842

also, this link shows how to connect things. Could be helpful in the future. Be sure to alway's consult the rules.

http://usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/200...%20diargam.pdf

[tomy]

okay one more time

We hooked up to the 20 volt slot

my dad is bring it to a guy that can take a computer complty apart and put it back together sometimes better than new

[EricVanWyk]

There is no 20V slot. There is a 24V, a 12V, a 5V and a bunch of unregulated ones. What does the connector's silk screen say?

[tomy]

okay i do not know where we plugged it in but it was in a slot that said 30volts right next to it and we put in a 20volt breaker. sorry i am a programmer not an electrician.

[ROFLcopter]

Originally Posted by tomy

okay i do not know where we plugged it in but it was in a slot that said 30volts right next to it and we put in a 20volt breaker. sorry i am a programmer not an electrician.

I just want to clarify you that what you are looking at are Amps not Volts. Fuses only go by amps. The voltage will be displayed elsewhere on your Power Distribution block.

We're here to help you Tomy, not to criticize.

[tomy]

okay if you look at a power distribution bot we put it one that says 30A max and we firgured out that we put the poles backwards

[repairmanray]

In many dc devices, there is a diode placed across the power supply input, which is supposed to cause a short and blow a fuse if you reverse polarity. If you reversed polarity and had too high of a breaker, it may have just burned open the pcboard trace and possibly left the diode shorted as well. You may be able to remove or replace the diode, fix the trace, and be good as new.

[tomy]

i had my dad bring it to a guy that can make a computer for twigs and leaves. he said we blew a chip or something .... so that means we have to get a new one right?

[repairmanray]

Originally Posted by tomy

i had my dad bring it to a guy that can make a computer for twigs and leaves. he said we blew a chip or something .... so that means we have to get a new one right?

Maybe not. Can you get any numbers off the component? Maybe take a picture of it? Depending on what the component is, you may be able to make a trip to radio shack, and with a little soldering iron work, fix it.