12 Mar
2008
12 Mar
'08
7:46 a.m.
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:10:08 -0700
From: derschjo at msu.edu
To:
Subject: In which I further expose my ignorance: What is this electronic component?
So I'm cleaning out the Ergo 201 terminal I mentioned earlier (and
preparing to do a cap kit on it since it needs it) and I've run across
something that looks kind of like an electrolytic capacitor on a diet.
I'm unable to identify it and I feel like an idiot :). At any rate, it
appears to be leaking something so I'd like to replace it, once I can
figure out what it is. Wish I had a schematic for this thing.
Here's a couple of pictures of it:
http://yahozna.dyndns.org/scratch/mystery-1.jpg
http://yahozna.dyndns.org/scratch/mystery-2.jpg
Any ideas? The only markings on it are:
1019
8320
TWN
on one side, and
C-H-L
TDK
on the other.
The positive terminal is labeled (which is the opposite of most
capacitors I've seen...)
Any thoughts?
As always, thanks...
- Josh
Hi Josh
It is most likely a capacitor but it might even be a battery.
The value is another problem. I don't know how you might determine
what it was. None of the numbers look like value descriptions.
You might peel the plastic cover off and look at what is hiding
inside. It might be a resistor/capacitor or a coil/capacitor
circuit. In any case you could see if it really was a cap or
battery.
Since it is already bad, you'll not do it much harm.
Dwight
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