[TechAssist] Re: PRIMA mod#XT2079-WIERD FIX?????

  • From: peggs <peggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 08:13:54 -0700

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
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