Unoffical empeg BBS

Quick Links: Empeg FAQ | RioCar.Org | Hijack | BigDisk Builder | jEmplode | emphatic
Repairs: Repairs

Topic Options
#310530 - 27/05/2008 20:51 dead temp sensor
Boelle
addict

Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
sorry for asking, but how do i most easy fix a temp sensor that is showing 0 degress ccentigrade even that it's 20 degrees ?

can i get around it without the soldering iron?
_________________________
the "monkey" who learned to check a harddrive

Top
#310532 - 27/05/2008 21:43 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: Boelle]
tman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Easiest is to send it to Stu or somebody else to fix.

You need to be able to solder to fix it.

Top
#310537 - 27/05/2008 23:14 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: tman]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
Yeah, attempting self-repair is fine for those with electronics experience, but rather risky for others.

Here's the relevant thread.

Top
#310562 - 28/05/2008 15:09 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: mlord]
canuckInOR
carpal tunnel

Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
Originally Posted By: mlord
Yeah, attempting self-repair is fine for those with electronics experience, but rather risky for others.

Here's the relevant thread.

And the other relevant post.

Top
#310592 - 29/05/2008 10:54 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: canuckInOR]
Boelle
addict

Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
i did the fix with no problems, but how do i change the corrected temp in hijack? can that only be done in the real hijack and not the special one used when fixing the sensor?
_________________________
the "monkey" who learned to check a harddrive

Top
#310593 - 29/05/2008 11:06 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: Boelle]
Boelle
addict

Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
btw.. there is a jumper located just in front of the power connector.. does any know what it is for?


Attachments
Billede007.jpg


_________________________
the "monkey" who learned to check a harddrive

Top
#310594 - 29/05/2008 11:38 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: Boelle]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
Originally Posted By: Boelle
btw.. there is a jumper located just in front of the power connector.. does any know what it is for?


I believe it was intended for a factory fan, but isn't really useful as such (constant voltage, no s/w control, ..).

-ml

Top
#310595 - 29/05/2008 11:40 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: Boelle]
mlord
carpal tunnel

Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14491
Loc: Canada
Originally Posted By: Boelle
i did the fix with no problems, but how do i change the corrected temp in hijack?


If you mean the -4 degree adjustment, then that's a config.ini parameter.

But the chip is accurate to within one degree already, so the numbers you see are quite good for the vicinity of the chip itself.

In config.ini:

[hijack]
temperature_correction=0 ;; default is -4

Top
#310599 - 29/05/2008 11:58 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: mlord]
Boelle
addict

Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
it's just because it reads around 8 degrees to much

my plan is to have a precision termometer just on top of the chip and see what difference there is....
_________________________
the "monkey" who learned to check a harddrive

Top
#310625 - 29/05/2008 14:27 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: Boelle]
Boelle
addict

Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
the sensor says 28 degrees centigrade, but an external termometer says 25,5 to 26,1

is it normal to be off like that?
_________________________
the "monkey" who learned to check a harddrive

Top
#310634 - 29/05/2008 15:25 Re: dead temp sensor [Re: Boelle]
Boelle
addict

Registered: 22/11/2007
Posts: 475
Loc: Denmark, Odense
just re soldered pin 8.. now the temp is precise
_________________________
the "monkey" who learned to check a harddrive

Top