Mr Fro Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Alright dudes.Is anyone out there a whizz at fixing up old circuit boards?The control board on my mill is knacked and needs a bit of attention - It's popped the main power input traces a couple of times by the look of it.Here's a pic of the offending article. As you can see, it's of a certain vintage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Is it a brigeport, there is a brigeport yahoo group, may be of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 You will need a photo of the printed circuit too. To look for eventual burnt sections that could be diverting power the wrong way. check the capacitors (the fat things marked with a number followed by the one legged uF) like the blue 680 uF on the bottom left corner if their shape is not entirely cylindrical they will be damaged and have short circuit, they will need replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Just now, Bender Is it a brigeport, there is a brigeport yahoo group, may be of help. You know it!I'm already on the yahoo group. I've got the diagram but have little time or interest in troubleshooting it.Just though I'd throw it out to anyone who can fix it in exchange for cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Mr Fro said: You know it! I'm already on the yahoo group. I've got the diagram but have little time or interest in troubleshooting it. Just though I'd throw it out to anyone who can fix it in exchange for cash. You probably be better off just buying a new board then. time spent just looking for the fault will likely be more than just getting a new one. It's worth repairing if you live in India or one of those countries where people get paid $1.5 a day Edited January 14, 2021 by husoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 How about migwelding forum, some very nice machine type folk on there. https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Can't be done @husoi, they're long defunct! I've cobbled together an alternative to power the feed motors for now but it would be good to have it running the original gear. @Bender - I've tried that forum for stuff in the past and it's not been the most helpful. There is a company that will do an exchange refurbishment but they've not replied to my emails. I know some people have an interest in fixing up this kind of stuff and keep components in stock. I have two types of diode in the garage and that's it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Have you Googled any local electronics clubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 https://info.radwell.co.uk/en/industrial-automation-repair-services-mro?gclid=Cj0KCQiA9P__BRC0ARIsAEZ6irggHAswqI29U4e7MpqwY3U4846w6y8Vk-MiusJEDjiT31eD767EPZMaAhwrEALw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulc Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) There is a pretty good thread on the Erskine PCB and schematic here on the model engineer site also a link to a replacement unit but looks to be out of stock but may be worth giving them a bell. https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=143293 exchange unit here https://www.bridgeportuk.com/erskine-control-unit-service-exchange-941-p.asp Edited January 14, 2021 by paulc added link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 CB radios forums could also be a good place to look. They all like their soldering irons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, husoi said: CB radios forums could also be a good place to look. They all like their soldering irons 10 4 good buddy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Good point about the CB boys, I hadn't considered that. I found a local bloke on FB who's happy to have a look. So long as he doesn't rip the arse out if it then we're all good. @paulc - That's the company I've contacted and am still waiting... I think I must have read just about every thread on the internet about problems with these frigging boards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husoi Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Whatever you do, don't ask this guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulc Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 49 minutes ago, Mr Fro said: Good point about the CB boys, I hadn't considered that. I found a local bloke on FB who's happy to have a look. So long as he doesn't rip the arse out if it then we're all good. @paulc - That's the company I've contacted and am still waiting... I think I must have read just about every thread on the internet about problems with these frigging boards! This is a good place to ask for used parts, I once got a speed selector assy for my 20 odd year old Prazi mill here by posting an ad..its worth a go. https://www.homeworkshop.org.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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