So I am getting voltage across the fuse. With my digital volt meter set to "DC V 20" i'm getting 12 volts, which is what the wallwart puts out. Now, when I test the little black chip between the fuse and the capacitor, I'm not getting much. The volt meter is only showing like .10, and same with the cap next to it. I'm not sure what this little black chip is. It has two lines of text. the first line has a backwards C ::344. The second line says B140B on it. Any thoughts?
Also, the capacitor doesn't have a dent on it. It has an imprint in the shape of a 'T' and there is another larger capacitor elsewhere on the board with that same 'T' imprinted on it.
I am hoping I wouldn't have to send it in, but if I have to, then so be it. I have WSP coming up in two weeks and hope to have it up and running by then. According to Apogee's website, Sweetwater is the closest repair facility that would possibly work on this for me. Anyone have any experience with repairs with them?
thanks guys!
EDIT TO ADD
OK, now i'm a little confused. I think I may have tested this wrong. I was putting one lead of my volt meter on the left (in) site of the fuse and the other lead on the right side (out) i was getting a 12volt reading. Then I realized that when I had my one lead on the left side of the fuse and I touched anyting metal with the other lead, I was still getting a 12 volt reading. Now correct me if i'm wrong but, for further testing, I should be able to put my volt meter lead on the right (out) side of the fuse and still be getting the 12 volt reading. For example, I should get a 12 volt reading if one lead is on the right side of the fuse and the other on one of the leads of the black chip right next to it (again, correct me if i'm wrong). When I put my volt meter on the right side of the fuse, and then on the top tab of the black chip, i'm only getting a reading of .02. and if i switch it to the bottom tab of the black chip, i get nothing.
This sounds to me like the fuse might be blown. If so, then i should be able to replace this on my own. What do you guys think? I have never used the OHM functions on my volt meter so I don't know how to test it or what to look for.
Lastly,
Richard, I will take some pictures of this thing now that it is all taken apart. I'll end up posting it in Rig Pics at some point over the weekend. There seems to be a lot of wasted realestate on this thing, I think they could easily cut the size down by 2-2.5 inches.