12 Jun
2016
12 Jun
'16
12:29 p.m.
On 12/06/2016 19:49, "tony duell" <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Yep. Famous here in the UK for being used in every single Acorn BBC Micro
PSU (also ASTEC) plus a lot of monitors and TVs of that era. Classrooms all
over the land with that oh-so-familiar smell. Also my kitchen on Monday
night.
According to my reading whilst not cleaning filthy Apple ][s that's correct.
Explode? Those are ceramics caps, right? Are
these the line inlet
The ones I have seen are metalised paper and do have a deserved
reputation for being antisocial. They split open and emit clouds of
evil-smelling magic smoke. filter caps,
or later on? For line inlet, you need line rated caps, which
have quite high voltage ratings for good margin. Apart from that, I
IIRC, the 'X2' marking means they are designed to be connected across the
mains (from live to neutral). A 'Y' or 'Y2' (which is designed so it
cannot
fail short-circuit) is used between one side of the mains and safety earth
(ground). I suspect any known brand would be OK. I must admit I
never buy components
on E-bay, I go to somewhere like RS components or Farnell. They may be more
expensive, but it is less of a gamble.
Exact modern replacements are roughly ukp2 each from Farnell which is half
the price of some ebay chancers, some other reading I was doing suggested
EVOX/KEMET or WIMA so that'll do me.
Cheers!
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