Christmas has come early part 2

cressy · Unread post by **cressy** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:10 pm

electrolytics are usually directional, if you look on the side theres usually a white strip from top to bottom that has dashes in it. this is the minus side which is the earth or 0 volt side for a psu cap. if connected back to front or they arent up to the voltage they'll pop

bostod · Unread post by **bostod** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:27 pm

ah, that explains it then oops

bostod · Unread post by **bostod** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:14 pm

put the old caps back on in the correct direction. there is power going to the unit and it detects a signal but there is no sound. could i have damaged the board or other components by putting the caps on the wrong polarity?
Its not a huge loss as a repacement board is chap enough.

bostod · Unread post by **bostod** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:24 pm

Rechecked all the caps i had repalced (bit of a wiggle to them) noticed one or two were a little loose. re soldered them and hey presto it works

I have a new board on the way as i thought i had messed this up so i will try the full cap mods on the new board. At least now i have a small clue on what to do.

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