[Drake] RE: Drake Digest, Vol 21, Issue 4

[John]

Mine is a PS-4.  When mine smells bad, I have vaporized the <1 ohm series resister which acts as a fuse.  It's connected to the stealite standoff on the cord side of the chassis.  Is the PS-7 the same?

John - W4BA

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>Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 20:26:10 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Ron Wagner <wagner at dma.org>
>Subject: [Drake] PS7 filter cap replacements?
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>Are there recomended replacement filter caps for the PS7?  I prefer not to 
>reengineer, if that is possible.
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>I had noticed a smell coming from the PS7 after I added a fan.  I finally took 
>the PS7 apart, and the smell is coming from the filter caps area. Seems to go 
>away the longer I had the cabinet open "sniffing around".  The paper-board 
>cover on the caps smelled bad, but after about 5 minutes it went away.  I am 
>guessing that while running, the caps are venting, and the paper-board cover is 
>cathing the smell.
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>Thanks,
>Ron
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