If everyone learned how to fix something, and did it a couple days every
week. Maybe we wouldn't throw so much away.
Fixing things is how I relax, I hate computers after work. I won't throw
something away if it still has value and I can fix it.
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Gallen" <ggal...@wyanokegroup.com>
To: "U2 Users List" <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [U2] FYI off topic
Better be careful, the division of stopping people from fixing things will
be after you!
-----Original Message-----
From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org
[mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Robert Frailey
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 5:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [U2] FYI off topic
sounds about right, most caps the cover was shrinking due to overheating,
the one today was a 1000uf ar 10 volts, the top wrap was sightly pulling
away.
The screen had not totally failed but had a 60hrz ripple running to to
bottom. most of the caps looked good but I changed all the output,
isolated
side to be safe.
Screen looks great now
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rasmussen" <r...@anzio.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [U2] FYI off topic
Were these capacitors visibly bulging on top? The story goes that a few
years ago, a cap provider in China got their mix wrong for the
dielectric,
and tens of thousands (maybe more) of these caps got put in all kinds of
devices. They didn't fail immediately, but a well after the warranty had
run out.
On Tue, 7 May 2013, Robert Frailey wrote:
Dont throw away those flat screens when they die.
I fixed one today, 30 minutes and 5 capacitors on the output power
supply.
They seem to be made with under rated caps. So far since last year i've
fixed 9 flat screen monitors, all capacitors in the output power supply.
I've change the caps but up'd the rated voltage on each so if it 470uf
10v, i put in a 470uf at 25v.
Easier than fixing tube monitors, takes about 30 minutes. Nice side job
in the future, everyone will have a couple.
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