proper polarity of C511 ?????? Peggs At 02:25 PM 5/20/05, Don Hartigan wrote: >Customer dropped this unit off.Said no power on.Plugged it in on test >bench &heard a loud bang & smoke.Removed the cover & found a cap in the >SMPS,location # C511 destroyed.Schematic says it's a 47ufd@50v .I removed >the remains of C511.Before installing a new cap I checked the other >components in the SMPS & all aok,as was the HOT & accosiated ccts.I >powered the unit ''ON'' & have normal operation,ie good audio & video.This >is with C511 out of cct.I measured 22.5 vdc across the solder pads of >C511& 80.25vpp with the scope.I though the orginal cap was under rated for >this cct,so I installed a 47ufd@100vdc .Now the set will not power on???I >reinstalled the exact value as the orginal,47ufd@50vdc;still no power on.I >removed the C511 cap & all is aok????I'm stumped!! BTW if you have any of >these units gathering dust in your shop ,I suggest removing this cap for a >''no power on problem''.It may be a FIX.....Anyone having an input,I'm all >ears...........TIA.........regards......... >Don of HARTS-TVCR"ASC" >9 Robert St.,Oromocto,NB,Canada,E2V3N2 >Tel#506-357-9785,Fax#506-357-6010 >hartstv@xxxxxxxxxxx >----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app >Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/