TU56/TC11 restoration - Power supply question
dvcorbin at optonline.net
dvcorbin at optonline.net
Wed Mar 16 15:39:26 CST 2005
> So the moral of the story is to bring a long-dormant power
> supply up slowly, using a variac and loads, and to be vigilant
> for any signs of cap leakage, swelling, getting suddenly warm,
> or hissing sounds coming from one.
>
The trick here being that the "HUGE" cap's are NOT part of a powersupply per se [which is external to the unit], but rather are part of the internal electronics [motor control].
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