Re: 68uf 400v Capacitor making a clicking sound....Advice please

Thank you all for taking the time to reply, greatly appreciated.
Already ordered a new 68uf 400v cap but got a 105 degrees temp rating, instead of the standard 85. Will get a replacement for C914 and fit it first....to see if it cures the problem (before replacing main cap) Then if this fails to work I'll then replace the main cap. This way I'll know which caused the fault ....and, if the main cap, perhaps the clicking may help diagnose a faulty one (for others on the forum) ??

Will let...

Re: 68uf 400v Capacitor making a clicking sound....Advice please

Hi Retiredcaps,
thank you for replying . Here are a few pictures of the board. The IC near to the large cap has been replaced (afterwards the player 'worked' for 10 minutes, but after turning the power off ....the player refused to work. The IC was tested afterwards and was found to be OK). All the resistors and diodes in and around the large cap seem to checkout OK.

The top of the large cap looks to be very slightly distorted, photo's do not show this. The replaced IC is a str g6651...

Hi,
my JVC home cinema DVD player, suddenly died . Suspected the power board and replaced a few 'suspect ' componants. Switched on, and was working fine......switched off (10 minutes later) and now its dead again (no standby light etc) After removing the top casing and plugging in ...I could hear a faint clicking sound....coming from the main, low profile 400V 68uf cap !!! I want to replace it.
I assumed that being a power supply board all the caps would be low ESR ...but cannot find a replacement cap with the right dimensions/ rating that has a low ESR.

My...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi everyone and thank you for letting me join the forum .

Electronics is a whole new ball game to me ....but have recently repaired a number of monitors for friends and sometimes build a few desktop PC's. Not the greatest qualifications, I grant you...but looking forward to learning more .