If the voltage is OK, the problem is that the cap you installed does not have a low enough ESR for the application. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 864 232 3889 Fax 271 2080 mailto:greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shoreline Electronics" <jstielau@xxxxxxxx> To: "Tech Assist Group" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 7:57 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Samsung SV-5000W Cap Smoker! > > Make : Samsung > Model : SV-5000W MultiSystem VCR ( PAL/NTSC) > Problem : Dead C34 1000uf 10V Cap blown apart > > Popped in a new on & she powers up but the cap is getting a wee bit hot! > There is a TO220 style fast switching diode feeding this from the main SMPS > that checks OK. Does anyone have any notes or a print/scan they could send > me of the SMPS on this newer VCR? > > Jeff Stielau > Shoreline Electronics Repair > 125 Beech Tree Lane > Westbrook, CT 06498 > 860-399-1861 > 860-664-3535 (fax) > > > ------------------------------------------ > Make your TechAssist database better! > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. > > ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.