TroubleShooting for RB433UAHL

These repair instructions are for NON WARRANTY repairs only!

Please make visual inspection for signs of corrosion
or mechanical damages before starting.
No power, LED LD301 does not shine
NOT OK
Check Schottky diode
Change faulty diode
D802
OK

NOT OK NOT OK
Check Zener diode Check PNP transistor Q801 and
Change faulty components
D807 Zener diode D803
OK

NOT OK
Check P-channel MOSFET
Change faulty MOSFET
Q802
OK

NOT OK NOT OK
Check input voltage value Check ferrite bead FB802 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C848 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NOT OK
Check DC-DC Step-Down
Change faulty converter
converter U806

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

PoE does not work

NOT OK
Check Schottky diode
Change faulty diode
D801
OK

NOT OK
Check Ethernet connector
Change faulty connector
J503

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 RouterBoard does not boot
NO 2.6V NOT OK
Check 2.6V output, Check LDO
Change faulty LDO
on C811 pins U804
OK

NO 1.3V Check resistors R202, R203 resistance.

OK OK
Check 1.30V output, It should be 380 Ohm when they are Check capacitor Try to change RAM
On C201 pins soldered on the board and 430 Ohm C201 U201, U202
when they are unsoldered

NOT OK
NOT OK
OK

Change faulty resistors Change faulty capacitor

NO 1.2V
OK
Check CPU core voltage 1.2V output, Check ferrite beads FB702, FB803 resistance. Change faulty PWM DC-DC
for example on L806 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm Step-Down converter U807
NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite beads

NO 3.3V
Check 3.3V output, Change faulty ferrite bead
on C701 pins FB701
OK

NOT OK
Check ferrite bead FB301 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NOT OK
Check NPN transistor
Change faulty transistor
Q302
OK

NO 40MHz
Check 40MHz CPU clock on crystal
Change faulty crystal oscillator
oscillator X3 pin#3
OK

Try to change processor

U1

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Ethernet port J503 does not work,
drop ping packets
NOT OK
Check resistors R536, R537 resistance.
Change faulty resistors
It should be 75 Ohm +/-1%
OK

NOT OK
Check voltage drop between diode array D505
Change faulty diode array and Ethernet
pin#1 and Ground. Voltage drop value should
switch U5
be in the range from 0.3V to 0.38V
OK

NOT OK
Check Ethernet transformer
Change faulty transformer
TR503
OK

NO 2.3V NOT OK
Check 2.3V output, Check ferrite bead FB503 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C615 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 2.5V NOT OK
Check 2.5V output, Check ferrite bead FB601 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C610 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 1.2V NOT OK
Check 1.2V output, Check ferrite beads FB602, FB604
Change faulty ferrite beads
on C623 pins resistance. It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 25MHz
Check 25MHz clock Change faulty processor
on R507 pins U1

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Ethernet port J502 does not work,
drop ping packets
NOT OK
Check resistors R519, R520 resistance.
Change faulty resistors
It should be 75 Ohm +/- 1%
OK

NOT OK
Check voltage drop between diode array D503
Change faulty diode array
pin#1 and Ground. Voltage drop value should
and Ethernet switch U5
be in the range from 0.3V to 0.38V
OK

NOT OK
Check Ethernet transformer
Change faulty transformer
TR502
OK

NO 2.3V NOT OK
Check 2.3V output, Check ferrite bead FB502 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C615 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 2.5V NOT OK
Check 2.5V output, Check ferrite bead FB601 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C610 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 1.2V NOT OK
Check 1.2V output, Check ferrite beads FB602, FB604
Change faulty ferrite beads
on C623 pins resistance. It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 25MHz
Check 25MHz clock Change faulty processor
on R507 pins U1

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Ethernet port J501 does not work,
drop ping packets
NOT OK
Check resistors R510, R512 resistance.
Change faulty resistors
It should be 75 Ohm +/-1%
OK

NOT OK
Check voltage drop between diode array D501
Change faulty diode array and Ethernet
pin#1 and Ground. Voltage drop value should
switch U5
be in the range from 0.3V to 0.38V
OK

NOT OK
Check Ethernet transformer
Change faulty transformer
TR501
OK

NO 2.3V NOT OK
Check 2.3V output, Check ferrite bead FB501 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C615 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 2.5V NOT OK
Check 2.5V output, Check ferrite bead FB601 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C610 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 1.2V NOT OK
Check 1.2V output, Check ferrite beads FB602, FB604
Change faulty ferrite beads
on C623 pins resistance. It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 25MHz
Check 25MHz clock Change faulty processor
on R507 pins U1

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 USB does not work
NOT OK
Make visual inspection USB connector
Change faulty connector
J301 for mechanical damages
OK

NO 5.0V NOT OK
Check 5.0V output, Check ferrite bead FB1 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C841 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm

OK
NOT OK
Check Schottky diode
Change faulty ferrite bead
D805

OK
NOT OK
OK

Check 10uH inductor

Change faulty inductor
L804
OK

Change faulty DC-DC Step-Down

converter U802

NOT OK
Check ferrite beads FB303 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NO 3.3V NOT OK
Check 3.3V output, Check ferrite bead FB302 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
on C328 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NOT OK
Check USB EMI filter
Change faulty filter
L301
OK

NO 12MHz
Check 12MHz clock
Change faulty crystal
on crystal Y3
OK

Try to change resistor R314 value

from 3.4kOhm to 4.22kOhm
OK

Try to change CPU

U1

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Reference number Part Number Manufacturer Description

Capacitor 0.1uF 10% 16V X7R

C201 EMK105B7104KV-F Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.
0402
IC TVS ARRAY LOW-CAP
D501, D503, D505 AOZ8000CIL Alpha & Omega
SOT23-6
Won-Top Electronics Co.,
D801, D802 SR210-T3-LF Diode Schottky 100V 2A SMA
Ltd.
Diode Zener BZX84B 30V 2%
D803 BZX84-B30,215 NXP Semiconductors
250mW SOT23
Won-Top Electronics Co., Diode Schottky SS0540 40V
D805 SS0540-T1-LF
Ltd. 500mA SOD123
Won-Top Electronics Co., Diode Zener BZX84C 10V 5%
D807 BZX84C10-T1-LF
Ltd. 225mW SOT23
Murata manufacturing
FB1, FB802 BLM18EG221SN1D Ferr Bead 220 Ohm, 2A, 0603
Co.
FB301, FB302, FB501,
Murata manufacturing Ferr Chip Beads 120 Om
FB502, FB503, FB701, BLM15AG121SN1D
Co. 500mA, 0402, FB120
FB702
Murata manufacturing Ferrite Bead 120 Ohm 3A
FB303 BLM18SG121TN1D
Co. 0603
Murata manufacturing Ferr Chip Bead 33 Om, 3A,
FB601, FB602, FB604 BLM18PG330SN1D
Co. 0603
Murata manufacturing Ferr Chip Beads 330 Om
FB803 BLM18PG331SN1D
Co. 1200mA, 0603
Dragon Well Electronics USB Female connector, type A,
J301 USBAFDIP-605
Co.,Ltd. DIP Right angle
Powerway Electronics RJ45 w/oLED w/oShield (with
J501, J502, J503 8588D-B11-L2-TR
Co., LTD grounding)
L301 WCM-2012-900T King Core Electronic Inc USB 2.0 EMI Filter, ACM2012
Bao Cheng Electronics Inductor 10uH 30% 3.2A
L804 BCRH8D43-100N-NL
Co.,Ltd., 8.3x8.3x4.7 25mOhm
Transistor NPN 65V 100mA
Q302 BC846B,215 NXP Semiconductors
250mW Hfe=290 SOT-23

Transistor PNP -65V -100mA

Q801 BC856B,215 NXP Semiconductors
250mW Hfe=220-470 SOT-23

Transistor MOSFET P-Ch -60V

Q802 AO4441 Alpha & Omega
-4A 100mOhm 3W SO-8
Vishay Intertechnology, Resistor 430R 1%
R202, R203 CRCW0402430RFKTDBC
Inc. 0402
R314
R510, R512, R519, Vishay Intertechnology, Resistor 75R 1%
CRCW060375R0FKTABC
R520, R536, R537 Inc. 0603
10/100 Single Ethernet
TR501, TR502, TR503 LCZ3A1GB Cetus International Ltd.
transformer SMD
600MHz Network Processor
U1 AR7161-BC1A Atheros Technology Ltd.
(LF-AR7100X chipset)

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Reference number Part Number Manufacturer Description

U5 AR8236-AL1A Atheros Technology Ltd. FE switch chip (S26e)

NANYA TECHNOLOGY DDR SDRAM 512Mbit
U201, U202 NT5DS32M16BS-5T
CORPORATION DDR400 32Mx16bit TSOP-66
Richtek Technology
U804 RT9183HPS 1.5A Adj LDO SO8
Corporation
Lite-On Semiconductor DC-DC Step-down converter 4.5-
U802, U806 LSP5502SAC
corporation 30V input 2A output Sync SO8
1.25MHz, 400mA (works with
Richtek Technology
U807 RT8025GJ5 600mA load). PWM Step-Down
Corporation DC/DC converter TSOT-23-5
NSK Jenjaan Quartek Crystal 40MHz +/-10ppm SMD
X3 NXH40.000AG16F-BT
Corporation 5.2mm x 3.4mm
Crystal 12MHz 30ppm 20pF -
NSK Jenjaan Quartek
Y3 NXE12.000AC20F-AHF 10+70 HC-49S (SMD)
Corporation
Height=3.2mm

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