Re: Inverter Generator Repair

Here is an image for anybody that needs to visualize it.

I am also starting to think jumper wires are better than bending the legs of the capacitor?

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I have an inverter generator that has two bad caps. One blew and the other was swollen.

My main issue is that the power supply
is encased in some type of epoxy.

My main concerns are regarding the epoxy and its purpose. I can imagine that it helps with vibration should I also be concerned with sparks since it's a gasoline generator?

The plan is to break off the old caps, cut the old legs off, clear out the solder points, then solder from the top since I cant get to the backside of the board.

This means that the legs of the caps...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi everyone. Bad caps are everywhere, have replaced a bunch and there is always more to learn/ask.