On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:36:27 +0100, "Gareth Magennis"
wrote:

An internal inspection shows around 10 caps around the internal power
supplies are bulging and have leaked guff onto the PCB. The 3.3v rail is at
over 4 volts, so presumable the regulator is toast.

Regulator might be toast. Or, you might be measuring a fairly high
ripple current because none of the capacitors are working. Measure it
with an oscilloscope to be sure.


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