Blown Capacitor |
I was using a old bench power supply to power some led lights, 12 volts ~<6 amps "Bang" a gunshot rings out, the lights go out.
Acrid grey smoke billows from the power supply.
The power supply post mortem shows a capacitor, the size of a old film 35mm film canister, with its guts blown out.
The date on the power supply shows 1959. The capacitor now costs $35.
Wow! It's been awhile since I've known anyone to blow a capacitor. That is some cannister.
ReplyDeleteHow many Farads?
ReplyDeleteI believe that capacitor is/was 550 micro farrads.
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