AW: Advice on defective OB8 needed!

[Tony Cappellini]

>Good to know about the weak link in my Obie !
>Would you suggest replacing this rectifier in advance,
>precautionary? I mean, does it usually cause damage
>in other components if it blows ?

Juergen

absolutlely. It messed up the PC board on my ob8. Replace it with a healthy rectifier, and make sure you heat sink it.
It'll only cost you a few bucks, and will save you a lot of headaches and possibly some damage.
I replaced mine, but the pads were gone, so I had to mount it off the pc board, and run wires to the other ends of the traces that the rectifier was originally connected to.

Tony