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by SafferPi
Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:48 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Unpleasant new board smell ?
Replies: 68
Views: 12262

Re: Unpleasant new board smell ?

Would somebody with a smelly Pi please send it to the Raspberry Pi foundation for evaluation and tracing. Then we can get to the bottom of this story. Which quite frankly I find hard to believe. Or, any one with a smelly Pi that is making their head explode is welcome to send them to me. For ...err...
by SafferPi
Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:44 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Unpleasant new board smell ?
Replies: 68
Views: 12262

Re: Unpleasant new board smell ?

I have just bought a new Raspberry Pi 3B and it also smells There is an invitation here from a Moderator acting as a representative of the Raspberry Pi Foundation to submit details that would allow the issue to be investigated - https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=184527&p=12704...
by SafferPi
Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:41 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Unpleasant new board smell ?
Replies: 68
Views: 12262

Re: Unpleasant new board smell ?

I recently opened a spare Pi3B I bought from Arrow Electronics in the USA last year when they had them discounted with free next day shipping. The G10/FR4 fiberglass PCB used on it is the variety that has a much more powerful fiberglass PCB smell than most G10/FR4 PCB's including the other Pi's I'v...
by SafferPi
Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:35 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Unpleasant new board smell ?
Replies: 68
Views: 12262

Re: Unpleasant new board smell ?

Would somebody with a smelly Pi please send it to the Raspberry Pi foundation for evaluation and tracing. Then we can get to the bottom of this story. Which quite frankly I find hard to believe. Or, any one with a smelly Pi that is making their head explode is welcome to send them to me. For ...err...
by SafferPi
Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:50 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Unpleasant new board smell ?
Replies: 68
Views: 12262

Re: Unpleasant new board smell ?

USB PORTS GIVING OFF very noxious and persistent smell. Raspberry Pi 3 Model B V1.2 from Amazon in Canada (mid 2017) Cpuinfo serial is 8zeros followed by de95cb41 Made in UK Copyright 2015. White qr code says 18/04 Number under the GPIO solder points is KCEMC1 1707 94V-0F1 C5 The acidic, biting, pla...

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