AEM EMS 2 33-6620 the resistor R11 burned out

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Aliva
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hi there)
I'm new here, but I hope that you can help me;)
I have a problem with ecu AEM EMS 2 30-6620: there was a problem with the wiring during the swap. the resistor R11 burned out in ecu.
it looks like this.
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unfortunately, it is not possible to determine its nominal value:(

if there are owners of the same ecu here, can you look what kind of resistor is there and make a foto?
Thnx in advance.


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VStar650CL
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Looks like it melted the solder and cracked in half. Try desoldering those two pieces, flip them over and match them up to see if the numbers are readable. If so, determining the value is easy. The last number always indicates the number of zeroes, while the total number of digits determines the precision. For instance, the 4701 next to it is 470 plus one zero = 4700 ohms (4.7K), and 4 digits indicates 1~2% precision. The 684 diagonally down from it is 68 plus 4 zeroes = 680,000 ohms (680K), and 3 digits indicates 5~10% precision.

Aliva
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VStar650CL wrote:
Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:57 am
Looks like it melted the solder and cracked in half. Try desoldering those two pieces, flip them over and match them up to see if the numbers are readable. If so, determining the value is easy. The last number always indicates the number of zeroes, while the total number of digits determines the precision. For instance, the 4701 next to it is 470 plus one zero = 4700 ohms (4.7K), and 4 digits indicates 1~2% precision. The 684 diagonally down from it is 68 plus 4 zeroes = 680,000 ohms (680K), and 3 digits indicates 5~10% precision.
hello. thanks.
I looked at 2 pieces, but it's difficult.
the resistor exploded. photo under the microscope:
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I think it's a 2R2 resistor at 2.2 ohms.

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Yep, that little tail on the righthand half doesn't correspond to any digit, so I'd say 2R2 is right. Judging by the SO chips on the board, it looks like the size is 0805 (inch). The highest common wattage on 0805's is 1/4W (1/2's are available but they're a specialty and pretty pricey), so if you go with that you should be safe. I'd get more than one in case something on the board shorted to cause it to blow.


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