Had this same problem.
Added some new-to-me used modules of dubious quality and zap, down goes the
rig.
T'was the fuses, replaced both and added another PSU (tiptop uZeus with a
beefy 6a regulated PSU) and now everything's happy.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 9:28 PM, Kim Johnsson <
johnssonkim@...
> wrote:
> Hi guys!
>
> Yeah, I thought it sounded like a fuse problem, but I couldn't find it
> yesterday when I was panicking. But just now when I checked, the fuse of
> the G6 is blown. Have to leave for work now, but I trust the G3 problem is
> the same. That would sure be a relief.
>
> Stocking up on fuses today, then...
>
> Still, I really wouldn't know how to check the potentially faulty module
> without plugging it in. It's the trigger delay module, and it has worked
> for me before.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kim
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:14 AM, Nicholas Keller <
maq163x2@...
>
> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > If a ribbon was "off by one", -12V would short to ground. That would
> > certainly be a problem. But it seems like if it happened in two rack
> cases,
> > the problem is at the module end of the ribbon. Check that right away to
> > rule it out.
> >
> > What module is it Is it new Have you used it before
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> > On Aug 15, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Kim Johnsson <
johnssonkim@...
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello!
> > >
> > > It looks like I've gone and fried my G6. Today I installed some new
> > modules and a 5V adapter (yay!) and suddenly the G6 just didn't light up
> > anymore. I couldn't find any fault in my cabling, but the fact is that
> the
> > G6 is dead. No leds light up. I have a G3 as well, and I tested each
> module
> > that was in the G6, and they aparently survived whatever happened. Happy
> > happy (I was really cold sweating there for a while). Except for one
> > module, maybe. When I installed it in the G3, the same thing happened,
> and
> > now I'm a bit short on power on the Eurorack side of things :-/
> > >
> > > So: where to start I don't see anything that has obviously burned, and
> > there were no visible "hints" when it happened. I'm not the one to go
> > probing into anything with current. If the G6 and G3 are easily fixed, I
> > would like to know it. Also, I'd like to somehow test the module that
> > appears to have caused this, if it actually is faulty somehow, or if I
> just
> > screwed up.
> > >
> > > Could this be a case of ribbon-off-by-one
> > >
> > > Any hints appreciated,
> > >
> > > Kim
> > >
> > >
> >
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