[Ham-Mac] Fwd: My New Digi Keyer Has A Problem

[Chris Smolinski]

Got a digital picture of the board showing the component? Might be 
difficult without a schematic, but maybe we can guess what it is. 
Perhaps something was drawing too much current?

>Below is my email to MicroHam:
>
>Begin forwarded message:
>
>>From: Brian K. Short <k7on at wildblue.net>
>>Date: March 19, 2007 12:03:54 PM MST
>>To: support at microham.com
>>Subject: My New Digi Keyer Has A Problem
>>
>>I just hooked up my DigiKeyer to my FT-1000mp
>>using the supplied cables after configuring jumpers
>>as instructed.
>>
>>I saw a power light when I turned the radio on.
>>
>>I then connected the USB cable to my Mac and
>>enabled the interface in MacLoggerDX.  The
>>radio and computer were communicating.
>>
>>Shortly, smoke came out of the unit.  I unplugged
>>everything, but it looks like there is a charred
>>component in there near the USB connector.
>>
>>What do we do now?  I really want to use a Digi
>>Keyer?  But this one was evidently defective!

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