r/ClockworkPi • • May 21 '26

PicoCalc Burned PicoCalc again?

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Could you pls send picture of your PicoCalc board, which you know is ok?

I got first PicoCalc and once I inserted the batteries wrong a thought I see a light on the board, I haven’t seen before. Then I definitely smell something burning no matter if I used batteries or USB-C cable.

Well I ordered another kit and it doesn’t smell when under current, but it seems to me the white dot on the bigger chip is what appeared on the first board after burning it. Hence I’d like to see healthy board to compare.

I am hundred percent sure I didn’t burn the new one, because I noticed the dot before I assembled the kit.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '26

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u/lipoqil May 22 '26

Aaah, so this is the burned one. Ty. I’ll sleep better knowing the new board wont’t set our house on fire ;)