500ma78/79 blow up!

[Fraser, Colin J]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken MacBeth [mailto:macbeth2600 at yahoo.co.uk]
> Sent: 27 January 2000 18:22
> To: synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Cc: macbeth2600 at yahoo.co.uk
> Subject: 500ma78/79 blow up!
> 
> 
> Hi, anyone got any why reason the heater elements in
> 3046 prodigy expo gens blow when basic 1 amp 78/
> 7912's are used as opposed to circuit specified 78m/
> 79m12's (500ma)are used, 
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A somewhat anonymous introduction there...

Ken was the author of last month's Sound On Sound article about Internet
Synth-Diy resources, and there's an article in this month's SOS about his
own part-time synth building operation.

Welcome to the list, Ken.


Colin f