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I don't know whether laugh, cry, or hurl. Yesterday I got the Argon head I bought from daguin and today the PSU arrived. Hooked everything up and it worked beautifully for the 45 minutes I ran it - mostly at idle although i couldn't resist going up to the full 10A for 30 seconds or so to see it's full glory. After that I ran it at idle power for a few more minutes then turned the discharge off and left the fan running until I no longer felt warm air coming from it.
A few hours later I decide to take some pics, plug it in, set it to idle, turn the tube current on, turn the key and enjoy the teal beam after the delay circuit does its thing. Before going to grab my camera I slightly move the head so i can get a better angle for the pics and as soon as I turn my back there's a loud *BANG* that scared the hell out of me. I turned around and yanked the cord. After calming down somewhat I opened the head and couldn't see any damage to the tube or the circuitry. I closed it up and plugged everything back in but the power supply appears dead. No lights at all not even the power indicator. I'm hoping that maybe something in the PSU blew and the head is fine. I took a couples out of the PSU cover so I could peek in but I really couldn't see anything. I'm going to let it sit overnight and let the caps discharge before opening it completely.
Here's a few pics of the head.
2011-07-12_10-16-40pm by ltkernelpanic, on Flickr
2011-07-12_10-16-50pm by ltkernelpanic, on Flickr
2011-07-12_10-17-10pm by ltkernelpanic, on Flickr
I don't see any damage but I don't know exactly what I'm looking for.
A few hours later I decide to take some pics, plug it in, set it to idle, turn the tube current on, turn the key and enjoy the teal beam after the delay circuit does its thing. Before going to grab my camera I slightly move the head so i can get a better angle for the pics and as soon as I turn my back there's a loud *BANG* that scared the hell out of me. I turned around and yanked the cord. After calming down somewhat I opened the head and couldn't see any damage to the tube or the circuitry. I closed it up and plugged everything back in but the power supply appears dead. No lights at all not even the power indicator. I'm hoping that maybe something in the PSU blew and the head is fine. I took a couples out of the PSU cover so I could peek in but I really couldn't see anything. I'm going to let it sit overnight and let the caps discharge before opening it completely.
Here's a few pics of the head.
2011-07-12_10-16-40pm by ltkernelpanic, on Flickr
2011-07-12_10-16-50pm by ltkernelpanic, on Flickr
2011-07-12_10-17-10pm by ltkernelpanic, on Flickr
I don't see any damage but I don't know exactly what I'm looking for.
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