<div dir="auto"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Den lör 2 nov. 2019 12:07Ingo Debus <<a href="mailto:igg.debus@gmail.com">igg.debus@gmail.com</a>> skrev:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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> It's worth pointing out that when the SMPS breaks you don't repair it<br>
> you replace it.<br>
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Or, even worse, the whole device gets replaced.<br>
But in many cases just the electrolytic caps in a SMPS have gone bad. These can easily be replaced.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Can any bog-standard hobbyist or repair girl successfully and safely replace these with similarly marked caps without knowing anything about what the circuit design does or needs in terms of other parameters?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I wouldn't hesitate replacing electrolytics in linears, but would be reluctant to do so in a SMPS without being more skilled in the field.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">/mr</div><div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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