First, yes: I'm a complete idiot. I have a handful of Arduino boards and in my haste to validate something I put 9V to my BT. A bright spark and a puff of smoke from a little chip and it's down for the count.
Does anyone know if a) Can I replace the burned out chip (is it a voltage diode/ Schottky Diode of some sort? It's the small 10-pin one just above the power input pins) and b) what is the specifications of that chip if I can in fact replace it.
Any help is appreciated in light of a $150 desk ornament.
Generally speaking is it often a straight forward operation to repair electronics. Most of the time is it just to replace the obvious broken chip.
In your place would I order a replacement chip and replace it and hope for the best.
If you have a tight schedule, I wwould order a new module.
You could unsolder that and replace it with a new chip. It won't be easy as it's a surface mount chip with very small pins. However, you need to be thorough in checking the other components on the board. It's not certain that the chip in question is the only bad part.
I don't have a BT arduino and I can't see any of the lettering on that chip so I couldn't tell you what it is.
It seems to be the voltage regulator you have burned, it looks like it's a MAX1676
You can find a similar circuit at Maxim http://www.maxim-ic.com/.
They usually also hand out free samples of their circuits.
But you need special tools to change the chip. If you haven't done much soldering, I recommend you to get help, from a friend, a TV repair shop, a small electronics manufacturing shop etc.
First, yes: I'm a complete idiot. I have a handful of Arduino boards and in my haste to validate something I put 9V to my BT. A bright spark and a puff of smoke from a little chip and it's down for the count.