TroubleShooting for RB435Gr3

These repair instructions are for NON WARRANTY repairs only!

Please make visual inspection for signs of corrosion
or mechanical damages before starting.

No power, blue LED LD301 does not shine

NOT OK
Check Schottky diode
Change faulty diode
D109
OK

NOT OK NOT OK
Check Zener diode Check Zener diode D101 and
Change faulty components
D110 PNP transistor Q105
OK

NOT OK
Check P-channel MOSFET
Change faulty MOSFET
Q106
OK

NOT OK
Check Buck controller
Change faulty controller
U106
OK

NOT OK
Check N-channel MOSFETs
Change faulty MOSFETs
Q103, Q104, Q107
OK

NO 3.3V
Check 3.3V output, Check ferrite bead FB109 resistance.
for example on C160 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
NOT OK

Problem still
appears

Change faulty ferrite bead

The board is unrepairable

 PoE does not work
NOT OK
Check Bridge Rectifiers Change faulty Bridge
D107, D108 Rectifiers
OK

NOT OK

Check connector J504 Change faulty connector

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

Routerboard does not boot

NO 2.6V NOT OK
Check ferrite beads FB106,
Check 2.6V output,
FB108 resistance. It should be Change faulty ferrite beads
for example on C127 pins
less than 1 Ohm
OK

NOT OK
Check DC-DC Step-Down
Change faulty converter
converter U104
OK

OK

NOT OK
Check RAM memory
Change faulty RAM memory
U201, U202, U203, U204

NO 1.2V
Check 1.2V CPU core
Check ferrite beads FB104, FB105, FB702 OK Change faulty DC-DC
output, for example on
resistance. It should be less than 1 Ohm Step-Down converter U101
C147 pins
NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite beads

NO 40MHz
Check 40MHz CPU clock on
Change faulty crystal oscillator
crystal oscillator Y301 pin#3

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Ethernet ports 1,2,3 (J501, J502, J504)
do not work, drops ping packets
NOT OK
Check termination resistance between Tx and Rx
lines in the J501, J502 connectors. Resistance Change faulty connectors
between lines should be 150 Ohm +/-2%
OK

Check voltage drop between diode arrays D501-D504, NOT OK

D507, D508 pin#1 and Ground. This value should be in the Change faulty 6-port GbE Switch
range from 0.23V to 0.3V measured in diode mode (hold U501
“positive” wire on the ground and “COM” wire to D507 pin#1)
OK

NO 1.5V
Check ferrite beads FB103, FB107 OK
Check 1.5V output, Change faulty DC-DC
resistance. It should be less than 1
for example on C112 pins Step-Down converter U103
Ohm

NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite beads

NOT OK
Check ferrite beads FB501, FB504, FB505
Change faulty ferrite beads
resistance. It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NOT OK
OK
Check 3.3V output, Check ferrite bead FB607 resistance.
Change faulty ferrite bead
for example on C672 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

NOT OK
OK Check ferrite beads FB601, FB604,
Check 2.5V output,
FB605, FB606, resistance. Change faulty ferrite beads
for example on C611 pins
It should be less than 1 Ohm
OK

OK
Check 1.0V output,
for example on C620 pins
OK
Check ferrite bead FB602 resistance.
Check PNP transistor Q601
It should be less than 1 Ohm
NOT OK

NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite bead

Change faulty transistor

NO 25MHz
Check 25MHz clock on crystal
Change faulty crystal
Y501

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 USB does not work
NOT OK
Check J303, J304 connectors
Change faulty connectors
for mechanical damages
OK

NO 5.0V
Check ferrite beads FB110, OK
Check 5.0V output, Change faulty DC-DC
FB301-FB305 resistance.
for example on C164 pins Step-Down converter U102
It should be less than 1 Ohm

NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite beads

NOT OK

Check EMI filters L301, L302 Change faulty EMI filters

OK

NO 3.3V
Check 3.3V output, Check ferrite bead FB703 resistance.
for example on C316 pins It should be less than 1 Ohm
NOT OK
OK

Change faulty ferrite bead

NOT OK
Check 12MHz clock on crystal
Change faulty crystal
Y302
OK

Try to change Network processor

U1

Problem still
appears

The board is unrepairable

 Reference
Part Number Manufacturer Description
number
Diode Zener BZX84B 30V 2%
D101 BZX84-B30,215 NXP Semiconductors
250mW SOT23
Diode bridge 200V 1.5A
D107, D108 DB153S SINYORK CO., LTD.
DBS
Won-Top Electronics Co., Diode Schottky 100V 2A
D109 SR210-T3-LF
Ltd. SMA
Won-Top Electronics Co., Diode Zener BZX84C 10V 5%
D110 BZX84C10-T1-LF
Ltd. 225mW SOT23
D501-D504, IC TVS ARRAY LOW-CAP
AOZ8000CIL Alpha & Omega
D507, D508 SOT23-6
Murata manufacturing
FB103, FB105, FB108 BLM18SG331TN1D FILTER CHIP 330 OHM 1.5A 0603
Co.

FB104 RC0603JR-070RL Yageo Corporation Resistor 0R 5% 0603

Murata manufacturing
FB106, FB107 BLM18SG121TN1D Ferr Chip Beads 120Ohm, 3.0A, 0603
Co.
FBMA-11-453215- King Core Electronics
FB109 Ferr Bead 90 Ohm, 9A, 4mOhm, 1812
900A90T Inc.
Murata manufacturing
FB110, FB301, FB302 BLM18EG221SN1D Ferr Bead 220 Ohm, 2A, 0603
Co.
Murata manufacturing FB600 Ferrite, 600ohm/
FB303, FB305 BLM15BD601SN1D
Co. 100MHz,200mA, 0402
Murata manufacturing 1206, FB600 FERRITE CHIP
FB304 BLM31PG601SN1L
Co. 600 OHM 1500MA, 1206
FB501, FB504, FB505,
Murata manufacturing Ferr Chip Beads 120 Om 500mA,
FB601, FB602, FB604- BLM15AG121SN1D
Co. 0402, FB120
FB607, FB702, FB703
Dragon Well Electronics USB Female connector, type A, DIP
J303, J304 USBAFDIP-605
Co.,Ltd. Right angle
Super Link Electronics RJ45 Ethernet connector 10/100/1000
J501, J502 ARB-1FAK-F235-B
Co, Ltd magnetics(Gigabit), LEDs(G/Y)
Powerway Electronics RJ45 with LEDs (G/Y) Tab down,
J504 8108-B114
Co., LTD pre-soldered shielding pins

L301, L302 WCM-2012-900T King Core Electronic Inc USB 2.0 EMI Filter, ACM2012

N-Ch MOSFET 40V 10A

Q103, Q104, Q107 AO4484 Alpha & Omega
10mOhm SO-8
Transistor PNP -65V -100mA 250mW
Q105 BC856B,215 NXP Semiconductors
Hfe=220-470 SOT-23
P-Ch MOSFET -60V -4A
Q106 AO4441 Alpha & Omega
100mOhm SO-8
PNP transistor Ic= -1.5A,
Q601 KTA1663-Y-RTF/P KEC Corporation, LTD
Vce= -30V, SOT-89
600MHz Network Processor
U1 AR7161-BC1A Atheros Technology Ltd.
(LF-AR7100X chipset)
Richtek Technology 1MHz, 2A, Step-Down DC/DC
U101, U103, U104 RT8058GQW
Corporation Converter, WQFN-16L 3x3
Lite-On Semiconductor DC-DC Step-down converter 4.5-30V
U102 LSP5502SAC
corporation input 2A output, SO8

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please, write components reference number not a part number
Reference
Part Number Manufacturer Description
number
Synchronous Buck
Richtek Technology
U106 RT8209BGQW Controller,Vin=4.5...26V,
Corporation
WQFN-14L_3.5x3.5
Nanya Technology DDR SDRAM 512Mbit DDR400
U201-U204 NT5DS64M8CS-5T
Europe GmbH 64Mx8bit TSOPII-66

U501 AR8316-AK1E Atheros Technology Ltd. 6-port GbE Switch

PSE Technology Crystal Oscillator 40MHz 30ppm

Y301 FN4000153
Corporation 3.3V 15pF -10+75 7x5
NSK Jenjaan Quartek Crystal 12MHz 30ppm 20pF
Y302 NXE12.000AC20F-AHF
Corporation -10+70 HC-49S (SMD) Height=3.2mm
NSK Jenjaan Quartek Crystal 25MHz 30ppm 20pF
Y501 NXE25.000AC20F-AHF
Corporation -10+70 HC-49 (SMD) H=3.2mm

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please, write components reference number not a part number
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