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8 years 5 months ago #29530471 by Marwa
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Greetings,

I have worked on my motor controller and I sensed a fire smell, after that I opened the black cover and found it like that





and it didn't work after that

Is there a way to fix this ?

Please help
there is a project that need to be submitted and the deadline is in two weeks

looking forward to hear from you

Thanks in advance
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8 years 5 months ago #29530472 by TechSupport
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Hello,

We have submitted a response to you via email.

Just looking at the damage, it looks like it could have been caused by motor regeneration. Did your application have the protection circuit as shown in the datasheet and user manual with the diode + fuse in parallel to the vmot line and battery?

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8 years 5 months ago #29530473 by Marwa
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Thanks,

I have received it and replied.

I have connected it directly to the battery as shown in the datasheet but not as the protection circuit.

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8 years 5 months ago #29530474 by TechSupport
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If the battery gets cut off from the controller while the motor is still spinning, then the motor will regenerate voltage and current back into the controller. If it doesn't have anywhere to go, it will feedback directly into the controller causing damage similar to what you have there.

If you are not using the pre-charge resistor, just make sure to extend the diode to the vmot line as the flow would go back to the battery causing the battery to recharge.

Voltage spikes will damage the Fet drivers which will in turn cause the fets to blow.

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8 years 5 months ago #29530475 by Marwa
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sorry but do you have an image, diagram or chart that can explain it more, I didn't get it.

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8 years 5 months ago - 8 years 5 months ago #29530476 by TechSupport
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Refer to page 24 - 25 for diagram and explanation.

dev.roboteq.com/dev1/index.php/support/documentation

Nextgen controllers user manual

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8 years 5 months ago #29530477 by Marwa
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will it help after the damage ?

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8 years 5 months ago - 8 years 5 months ago #29530478 by TechSupport
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Marwa wrote: will it help after the damage ?

Your controller has to be fixed. This is only for protecting before damage can occur.

Once the controller is damaged, this circuit protection isn't going to solve anything.

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8 years 5 months ago #29530479 by Marwa
Replied by Marwa on topic motor controller burned
can I change the damaged part locally ? (in some electronic shops)

I haven't received a reply after I replied to you.

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8 years 5 months ago #29530480 by TechSupport
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It will void your warranty.

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