Aaand that is why I have trust issues..

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  • madan1
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Nov 2016
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    • Bulgaria
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    Aaand that is why I have trust issues..

    Finally managed to find some time (and will) to replace my "temporary" ghetto full bridge rectifier, removed the diodes, soldered the new one (of course according to its polarity), powered the unit and after few pops the magic smoke escaped. Right, must have done something wrong, install a new one, check for shorts and bad regulators.. power on.. and again the familiar popping sound, but this time managed to cut the power before the magic smoke had escaped. After several hours of wild goose chase I found that the polarity of some of the brand new rectifiers was reversed.. so just keep in mind that everything is possible.
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