Yes, those Rifa, Wima, and so on, mains-bypass paper caps in clear epoxy always
fail, they're notorious. Over time the epoxy cracks letting in moisture which
degrades the paper. They may be rated to fail without bursting into flames,
but they sure make some smoke.
Replace on sight, with an ap
On 6/16/24 19:42, Dave Dunfield via cctalk wrote:
> Chuck Guzis wrote:
>> Probably due to the failed film-in-oil (sometimes known as Rifa) line
>> filter capacitors--a very common failure and nonfatal.
>
> I never "just turn on" equipment that's been out of service for an extended
> period of time
Chuck Guzis wrote:
> Probably due to the failed film-in-oil (sometimes known as Rifa) line
> filter capacitors--a very common failure and nonfatal.
I never "just turn on" equipment that's been out of service for an extended
period of time ... until I ...
Over the years, I've had good luck "reform
> On Jun 16, 2024, at 7:09 AM, Joshua Rice via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> On 16/06/2024 11:53, D. Resor via cctalk wrote:
>
>> *snip*
>>
>> The cursor key layout could have been laid out in a more user friendly way.
>>
>> Don Resor
>
> Not a huge amount different to most contemporary machines. C
I remember in the Xerox DSBU lab the phrase was often used, "That's not a bug,
it's a feature!"
Don Resor
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Subject: [cctalk] Re:
It's a design feature.
They burn out self-destructively, clearing the fault and signalling the
loss of cable-borne RFI suppression.
On Sun, Jun 16, 2024 at 11:55 AM D. Resor via cctalk
wrote:
> I reached out to the seller and explained that it may have been AC line
> capacitors which went up i
On 16/06/2024 11:53, D. Resor via cctalk wrote:
*snip*
The cursor key layout could have been laid out in a more user friendly way.
Don Resor
Not a huge amount different to most contemporary machines. Cursor keys
were notoriously unergonomic before the introduction of the inverted T
layout
I reached out to the seller and explained that it may have been AC line
capacitors which went up in smoke etc, and why it's always a bad idea to "just
plug it in" and power it on without some knowledge to remove the cover and make
a visual inspect first.
Yes, I found the same info searching onl
