HELP! My freind has 'blown' his T amp - what to test for with my multimeter...

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Patient on the surgery table: TOPPING TP10 Mk4
PCB ver.7 2010.04.22
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Someone allegedly connected a 12v battery charger (that delivers ±18v?)
To the DC12v input of the amp. Since then it has not worked and stinks of burny bad things.

Once disasembled I noticed the DC wires connecting the Power Switch were twisted and touching !Making an obvious short circuit! Once separated and free the amp still does not work.

Question:
When connected to power, what should I test for, across which terminals of which component and with which setting, with my multimeter? > To find out what component is ****** and what I can replace?

Thanks so much!!!
You guys / girls are the best

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Vahakn
 
Oh yes! indeed. Now I inspect it, I can see that its burnt the **** out! Legs 7 8 11 & 12 have been melted and totally blown away.

Lame. D6 and D7 have been wounded from the blast a bit though maybe only on the outside.

Is it worth trying to fix if ive never soldered anything so small?
 
Like I said, if you don't have much experience then it will be a PITA to replace. It will take a lot of heat to remove the IC and if not done correctly the PCB will get damaged. You really need a hot air station to do it right.

A resistor or fuse won't help with overvoltage. A SCR crowbar circuit would work, but that's a lot of added cost for the manufacturer (keep in mind where these are made).
 
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