[sdiy] OB8 power transformer

[Michael E Caloroso]

And if the bridge rectifier fails with a short on one of the diodes, the
fuse will blow before the transformer is damaged.  Unless the owner was an
id10t and shorted the fuse.

MC

On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 6:16 PM Gordonjcp <gordonjcp at gjcp.net> wrote:

> On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 05:38:27PM -0400, Peter Pearson via Synth-diy
> wrote:
> > Usually the bridge rectifiers go bad on those.  Though if it is the
> > transformer you can probably find something that fits physically and
> > matches the output requirements with a little digging.  If it's the
> bridge
> > rectifier, you want to replace it with a slightly higher amperage rated
> one.
>
> FWIW that's about the only time I *would* just shotgun the power supply
> capacitors.
>
> I've found maybe about a dozen "bad caps" in various bits of electronic
> equipment over the years, but half of them had been murdered by shorted
> bridge rects in linear power supplies.
>
> Most of the rest were in the same EDP Wasp.
>
> --
> Gordonjcp
>
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