IS THIS NORMAL?

Re: Askoll m500 motor

motor are sealed and no parts available apart from complete unit

never seen one to strip yet

Dave

Re: IS THIS NORMAL?

Agentk wrote:.i have a pic but too large to post.

Then resize it, if the image is on a PC then Windows Paint is perfectly adequate for simple resizing.
There are also plenty of simple, free image resizing apps for all smartphones or tablets.

You don’t say why you felt you needed to look at the pcb in the first place?

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The bottom left and bottom right pins do look as though they’ve overheated. Probably looks pretty burnt on the track side too?

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Ehhhh … pray tell why, whats up with the machine……???

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“I’m deep undercover in enemy territory if you must know.shhh the code, wmb 91442lw no spin…traced to pcb…
May need a VIPER12A PWM SMPS Controller…….info limited…
All else is good….the search continues…”

Hey, I`m also behind enemy lines too in more ways than one!
Your machine is fitted with the dreaded Askoll M500 induction motor which is well known as a source of grief. Underneath its plastic cover is a pcboard, all part of the motor, and that is the most likely problematic area. I have to be honest and say I have never replaced the motor as the motor is about £160 which is a robbery price / about half the price of the damn machine.
Your original question ref the chip: 50/50. Have seen this on other pcbs on other makes of machine and there`s nothing wrong. This part is still a suspect though and since it is cheap to replace that first and see what happens.
Back to the motor, there are a few articles written on this on the net but in German and French, have yet to stumble on anything in English but I didn`t spend a lot of time looking to be honest- try youtube? If you type in Askoll M500 Beko motor some stuff crops up.