[Skimmertalk] RU9CZD skimmer QS1R died in the recent thunderstorm. Help needed.

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Amen.  I thought mine had a USB transceiver problem, but when I looked 
more closely, the ADC chip - still a $105 part - showed severe burning 
and bubbling on its top surface.  Since there is very little between the 
antenna input and the ADC, it's not hard to imagine lightning damage.

73, Pete N4ZR
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On 8/12/2021 2:50 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
> That is the USB transceiver chip, so I imagine it does not need any 
> firmware installed.
>
> But if there was lightning nearby while the antenna was connected, 
> many more chips could be damaged.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 11:20 AM Igor Sokolov <ua9cdc at gmail.com 
> <mailto:ua9cdc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     RU9CZD skimmer is off line as our trusted QS1R that have been
>     serving us
>     for many years went out of order during recent thunderstorm. We would
>     like to try and fix it. The suspect is CY7C6813A. This chip is
>     available
>     locally but the question is, does it need some sort of firmware
>     installed prior to soldering it in. Is this firmware available from
>     somewhere? Help would be highly appreciated.
>
>
>     73, Igor UA9CDC
>
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