Someone sent me an Orange Pi 5 Pro the other day for repair and sadly I was not able to fix it, thought the issue was quite obvious.
RK806-1 PMIC not only blew up - it catched fire and welded itself to the board so badly that I was unable to remove it. It also took an SY8089AAC with it.

How did that happen? He used a DC-DC step-down converter. No idea why and how, but I''d avoid using those converters at all costs.

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