Date   : Sun, 22 May 2005 15:01:38 +0100
From   : Philip Pemberton <philpem@...>
Subject: Re: "Pop goes the Master 128"

... And the forensic examination reveals.....

An exploded capacitor.

Specifically, a demised 0.1uF X2-rated 250V Rifa PME271M, which went by the
part designation "C2". Twenty years that thing lasted, and it picked today to
go boom.

And for extra points, it's got a pin pitch that AFAICT no manufacturer uses.
I've got some 0.1uF X2s in my junkbox, but they're a lot smaller than the one
I pulled out of the PSU. There's plenty of space on the PCB track to drill a
small hole to match the pin pitch of the new part though...

Later.
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