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    #Raspberry Pi 4B: Where were the quality controls?

    Raspberry Pi | 2 min | 9582


    On July 4th, I ordered a Raspberry Pi 4B. To be honest, I really didn't/don't need a new Raspberry Pi, I don't have any specific task for it, but I saw some cool stuff on the Internet, and I said: Ok, I need one! Thus, I bought the 4GB model on Reichelt. The expected delivery date was on July 10th but, I had to wait a little longer and I got it on July 17th! Everything was ok, and I got the following closed and sealed box (see Fig. 1):

    raspberry_pi_box-min.jpg
    Fig. 1: Box of the Raspberry Pi Model 4B (4GB RAM)

    But, as soon as I opened the box, my joy faded! :( With a quick visual control, I checked that the 1.0nF (±5%) tantalum capacitor located between the Ethernet and the USB ports was broken (see Fig. 2)! One of the legs was soldered to the board, but the capacitor was flying!

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    Fig. 2: Raspberry Pi Model 4B (4GB RAM) board. The tantalum capacitor is broken

    I thought, I can change it, but I didn't have any 1.0nF tantalum (I think, it is 1210?), and moreover, the board could have more than one problem, because the quality control was not enough! It was simple to see, that the capacitor was broken, and they didn't check it at all! I am quite disappointed. "Made in the UK" does not guarantee good products!?! :S.

    I never had any problem with a Raspberry Pi, but this was sent back to Reichelt. I didn't want the money back, but a replacement. Reichelt was fast enough to process my claim, but I am still waiting for the product. The first delivery date was 19/07/2019, then, it changed to 20/08/2019 and now, it is the 02/09/2019 :(... I'm sadly desperate...

    Update 18/08/2019

    I received the Raspberry Pi 4B (4GB RAM) yesterday and this time, it looks like everything is OK.

    raspberry_pi_4gb_ok.jpg
    Fig. 3: Raspberry Pi Model 4B (4GB RAM) board and this time, the board is ok

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