Wow! That sucks! No one has EVER had this trouble like that with the R52 mod! No One! Not even green-horns!
Shit!This really bugs me! I feel for your loss! 4 good chips ruined by yet another Zig DOH!!! pod killer mod! Are you absolutely sure un-bridging and adding a resistive load to R42 is correct, Zig? Never mind. I strongly suspect - NOT! This clicking problem only started happening after Zig's mod was introduced!
I think that Zig's mod should be killed for now, at least until the actual cause of the clicking which most likely means something permanently serious has happened and your pod is now a paper weight, is discovered. Looks like I have my work cut out for me. Thanks Zig!
Remember, R52 (aka R139-at least he got that right) mod is proven by thousands of mods to work without harming your pod, even if you make a mistake, the worst that happens is your pod stops working until the solder connections are re-done correctly or the mod is reversed. No permanent destruction! Certainly no solder melting hot chips destruction occurs! I think this makes 4 clicking pods now....That's just too many fried pods! DANGER!
Stick with R52 mod. And again, the chances of our pods ever profitably mining SHA again are slim to none and IF the mod ever has to be reversed, it can be done easily by any qualified tech. Even greenhorns can do it in a reasonable amount of time, obviously!
You really need to cut it out with the personal attacks. It's obvious to anyone who's been following this thread that you have some sort of personal vendetta against Zig for introducing an alternative mod. It doesn't matter if you've 'invented' the original mod, nobody likes an asshole and you're doling it out in droves.
And I've had the clicking issue as well, and I've only done the R52 mod. The only time I heard it though was when I plugged in the power to the USB hub, but not the 12V power. It went away after I turned on the 12V power. I thought it was kind of weird, but didn't think much of it at the time, and it never happened again except for that one time. All my Gridseeds are hashing away fine too, so I'm not sure what I did to cause it to click.