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  • Help replacing 4 diodes with rectifier and improving old AT PSU

    Hello!

    I am trying to recap and improve an old AT PSU that I plan to use with a 386DX pc

    Here is a photo of the pcb:



    Input caps are Panasonic 330uf/200v so I left them in alone , all other caps were PCE-TUR and missing from the photo for obvious reasons

    I will replace the missing caps with Chemi-con ones and I am thinking about replacing the 4 diodes with a rectifier and maybe adding some of the missing input filtering.

    The 4 diodes:







    How do I solder a replacement rectifier like this?



    Is it a good idea? I have a KBL406 rectifier available which is more than enough for a PSU like that AFAIK. But I would really appreciate some help on soldering it and avoid a fire


    The missing input filtering:

    As you can see they did half a job with the input filtering:



    Should I use this filtering PCB with the PSU?



    Maybe transplant the common mode choke and X-Cap to the main PSU pcb? What do more knowledgeable people think?


    Any help/info will be greatly appreciated ! Thanks in advance!

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