I've yet to see a report on bad line input capacitors. The ones after the diode bridge connected to AC. Is it because of the low line frequency (60 Hz)?
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Re: Why don't we see bad line input capacitors?
They are made to a higher standard - they have to be to withstand the high voltages, and they are relatively low value for their size, and generally they aren't under as much electrical 'stress' as VRM caps get.
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Re: Why don't we see bad line input capacitors?
True. I have seen rare few that failed early in newish TVs. Some of these big failed cap either vented it's top or can hear or feel it rattle when shaken after taken off from board.
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Re: Why don't we see bad line input capacitors?
the crappy ones fail often.
ones from reputable brands you find bad are either very old or were killed by overvoltage/temp.Comment
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I have a 40 volt AC transformer that I put a bridge rectifier on, and I wanted to see the input signal and the output signal on the same screen on my scope, so I set one channel up with the test lead on one side of the input and the ground lead on the other side of the input, then I used another channel on the scope and clipped the test lead on the positive side of the output then the ground on the negative side of the output.
When I connected the transformer to power, the wire that was connected between the ground lead on the second channel and the negative side of the bridge rectifier... -
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Laptop gives no signs of life. No fan and no CPU heat.
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Hi, I have some 32 bits computer motherboards that need repair, as they fail to
power on.
Here are some examples :
(N.B. "capacitors" indicated here are electrolytic capacitors located in the onboard
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than 6.3 V.)
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