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While tidying up today I decided to put together the parts I have in a plastic tub, for the multiline ion laser I'm buying off Things (I need to build a power supply).
Picked up the transformer, put it in the box.
Picked up the capacitor, sat it upright in the box.
Tossed in a couple of heatsinks for the passbank transistors.
*BANG*
bloody capacitor had recharged itself. Scared the crap out of me.
The non adonised heatsink had bridged the capacitor terminals.
That cap now has a clip lead across it.
Reminded me of the time I had a photo flash unit in a cassette case - charge it up to 350v, and find the right style of street sign pole and short it out - it'd make a loud resounding bang
its funny how caps seem to recharge themselves over time.
Picked up the transformer, put it in the box.
Picked up the capacitor, sat it upright in the box.
Tossed in a couple of heatsinks for the passbank transistors.
*BANG*
bloody capacitor had recharged itself. Scared the crap out of me.
The non adonised heatsink had bridged the capacitor terminals.
That cap now has a clip lead across it.
Reminded me of the time I had a photo flash unit in a cassette case - charge it up to 350v, and find the right style of street sign pole and short it out - it'd make a loud resounding bang
its funny how caps seem to recharge themselves over time.