Hornady Lock-n-load Auto Charge L298n Replacement

ID: 113775

Description: Hornady lock n load auto charge Having issues...

Steps:

  1. Horandy Auto Charge
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  2. Empty Powder out
  3. Remove anything that will fall out when you turn it over to get to the 6 phillips screws in the botton
  4. remove the 4 round foam feet to exposed the screws. unscrew the 6 screws
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  5. slowly separate the black bottom from the red top. there is a motor connecter, screen connector, and 2 connector for the keypad.
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  6. There is 1 circuit board and you can see the l298n on the right side. take circiut board out and unsoder the l298n. install New L298n with Heat sink . and reassemble.
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  7. You can see the damage to the L298N
  8. required a new Motor Controller IC. This happened loading 300 Cartridges back to back. Duty Cycle was to much. ADDED heat sink is a must if loading may Cartridges!!!
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  9. when testing after new IC was installed
  10. Motor would Jerk and was not smooth. disassemble motor and clean brushes.
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