Date   : Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:32:24 +0000
From   : tim.fardell@... (Tim Fardell)
Subject: PSU Failure

Alex Taylor wrote:
> 2008/12/15 Mark Haysman <jumbos.bazzar@...>:
>> Hi.
>>
>> The X2 class capacitors fail, causing that smoke.
> 
> And it doesn't stop the PSUs from working either, I've had loads do
> this, and I've often just carried on using them like that. The last
> one it happened to, I didn't even switch it off when it happened, I
> just carried on typing.

This begs the question: what are the capacitors there for?