On Sat, 10 Oct 2020 09:34:11 -0700 (PDT), John-Del
wrote:

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This is the PSU OOI: https://ibb.co/VtBY4Rt

The IC is a CR6338T.

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Years ago when everything was discrete, we saw plenty of power supplies so badly designed that an excessive load or even a brown out would cause a catastrophic failure (Sony).

;-(

Today, an properly designed IC SMPS controller is literally pennies each, and they have all that solved internally.

Ok.

Your IC does have a soft start internal to it and overcurrent protection, so the shorted Schottky diode did not seem to destroy the IC

Phew.

(check pin 5/6 to 4, should be no short on the internal mosfet).

5/6 to 4 test out like a pair of diodes but with a low resistance
(either way) between 5 and 6?

Cheers, T i m