i think i have burnt my control panel.

[thegreat26]

After a misunderstanding with my cellular company i decided to change my gsm card for my powermax complete. But as i prove to be the stupidest person i know firstly i put wrongly my gsm module. After i turned on the alarm, the control panel was smelling burnt.I think i have destroyed it. I think the answer is no but can i do something to save the whole thing.

 

[TheVictorian]

No.

 

[thegreat26]

So i ll have to buy a new panel.

 

[thegreat26]

Do you think that i also damaged my gsm module?

 

[ekmdgrf]

Internally, circuit boards run on smoke. The smell of burning means that some of the smoke has escaped and so the board will no longer work. It could be the board or the GSM module. Which one smells of burning? The only conclusive way to know which is to power them up and see which one works.

 

[thegreat26]

I have turned it on without the gsm module and the board doesn't respond. Just a slight hm hm hm from the speakers. I have one extra panel in my store room. I quess i ll have to give it a try next week. Ahhhhh all this programming again from the begining.....

 

[andywhit]

Internally, circuit boards run on smoke. The smell of burning means that some of the smoke has escaped and so the board will no longer work.

You need a circuit board smoke re-charger service to top up the smoke levels back to normal

 

[Hoover]

honestly some post on here

 

[Europlex]

andywhit, you need a new handle, you have no whit.

 

[yorkspark]

i thought it was appropriately condescending and funny

 

[EightyTwo]

I can think of no way of proving ekmdgrf wrong. Magic Smoke may well flow inside wires and components and, if you let it out, your equipment ceases to work. I know that it is impossible to get the Magic Smoke back in!

Unlike Andywhit, I do not believe that you can re-charge the smoke; you must return the original Magic Smoke particles to the circuit or replace the parts with new ones.

Trying to prove/disprove the Magic Smoke theory is a bit like trying to find out the mortal status of Shroedinger's cat.

[Where's the 'tongue-in-cheek' emoticon?]

 

[thegreat26]

I have replaced my panel but guess what my gsm gives me a gsm fail error.
Am i miss something? Or my gsm-350 module is burnt also.How can i check to be completely sure?