A few months ago you reported that your Megawatt Stopped Working when trying to charge several 8-D batteries...Whatever happened? Did you get it fixed? Return it for credit? Let it sit on a shelf?

It's sitting on a shelf. Think you can fix it? I'll send it down to the collective.

Eet iss goink on zee table mitten zee tools and instrukments to be examined fully.

Jim, what was the torture test that emitted the blue smoke aroma?

Mex, it's on its way today. I look forward to the autopsy. NinerTrying to bring up the three 8-Ds kept it at full power far too long and it over heated I believe. First the fan went nuts and then it stopped being able to push up the voltage. I didn't know of the borg enhancements until it was too late.

Yeah the BORG has Star Trek grade finned heatsinks on the case right over the bi-polar transistors. Cheap @#$%^&! don't use SILVER heat-sink compound, and the transistors sit on an aluminum plate, sandwiched to the case. El Stupid. Glopping on Arctic Silver radically reduces the heating of the plastic case and aluminum base of the transistors. If you read my post haranguing metal speculators I had to spend $100+ to get enough Arctic Silver to be worth a ****. I hope those @#$%^&!'s drown at their winter mansion in Mallorca.

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JiminDenver
Explorer II
Jun 18, 2016
Looks like a tear down of a 24v megawatt.

try now
JiminDenver
Explorer II
Jun 18, 2016
JiminDenver wrote:
Looks like a tear down of a 24v megawatt.

click

could be the clone
Vixen21
Explorer
Jun 18, 2016
JiminDenver wrote:
JiminDenver wrote:
Looks like a tear down of a 24v megawatt.

click

could be the clone

Link goes nowhere
JiminDenver
Explorer II
Jun 18, 2016
works now
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Jun 18, 2016
Will research better bipolar transistors if available lower ESR caps and detail the weakness in the trident printed circuits leading to the 6 output terminal block. Genuine SILVER heatsink compound however is a must between discrete and block then block to case. Whatever it takes to remove heat away from those P/N junctions.
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Jun 18, 2016
Megawatt 24 volt? News to me. The cheapowatt and Meanwell both have a different circuit layout never mind part numbers. Be cautious.
NinerBikes
Explorer
Jun 18, 2016
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
A little bit of work but I'll try. I sure like silver based thermal grease. I'll need to shop eBray for links and wipe the camera lens. YES NINER! PANORAMIC VIEW! :)

Good boy! Do not shoot pictures with camera looking straight down on the subject... there are gps and gravity sensors in that camera, they have to know what is up or down, doesn't work if you take pics from directly above the subject matter.

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