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Old 01-26-2015, 10:32 PM
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Not much foreplay but the only thing I see that looks a little toasty is that capacitor C710. What did you do before the smoke was released?
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the only thing I see that looks a little toasty is that capacitor C710.
Ditto but I'd guess there's more. What is it and in what condition is it in now? Portable enough to bring over?
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Did you turn it up to "11"?
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Looks like stereo equipment. Agree that cap looks warm(I've seen new brown ones on occasion) but you can still read the writing on the side and they usually explode when they short. Need more info.
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Not much foreplay but the only thing I see that looks a little toasty is that capacitor C710. What did you do before the smoke was released?
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Ditto but I'd guess there's more. What is it and in what condition is it in now? Portable enough to bring over?
Good eyes, yes I fried capacitor C710, it is on the power supply to my Vestax mixer. I plugged a heating fan to a separate circuit breaker in a different outlet, next thing I knew no sound and smelled electrical components burning. Took it apart and it was pretty obvious the capacitor is toast. So, the question is, how to fix a capacitor, is that something they would still sell at Radio Shack? It is currently disassembled for the most part and is portable.
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Im sure you can buy a new one either online or local. I use Newark In One a ton at work for various electrical stuff. Big and small. Try to get some data on it and give them a call. The key is to know what voltage and range.
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