how many people have had failing jaguars

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23-01-2009, 10:31

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Re: how many people have had failing jaguars

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Originally Posted by feilmeier

Our team wired the jaguar backwards, and naturally a puff of smoke was emmitted. My question was, will replacing the 3300 microfarad capacitor fix it, or did many circuits in the jaguar get burned out

Unless the capacitor is the only device damaged repairing a motor controller is not something that is recommended. For one, most things are surface mounted and so soldering and desoldering require advanced skills and tools.

I'd be surprised if the bus cap is the dead device.

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