8 Sep
2010
8 Sep
'10
12:19 p.m.
On 8 Sep 2010 at 11:22, Brent Hilpert wrote:
What is the basis for suspecting the caps? If they are
dragging the 5V
down to 2.5 they should be sucking a lot of current through the
regulator and dissipating a lot of power themselves (heating up).
Don't know about the OP, but after a time, a lot of these caps just
dry out and might as well be empty cans. I've got a couple of Lambda
supplies like that--great 120Hz ripple, needing new computer-grade
replacement caps. Something like 10,000 uF at 30V--not easy to find.
--Chuck