Thanks for the feedback/comment Sam, I've had the set on now since I've
replaced the cap, no more "poof"! The client lives in a rural area with
frequent surges in the supply line, (transmission lines affected by ice
storms and the like, I'm in Canada ya know...eh). Pretty straight
forward repair. Merry Happy Joyous Holidays one and all, health and
happiness in the new year!
Cheers, Steve

Sam Goldwasser wrote:
"Stevie D" writes:

Graham, Dave, thanks for the input. I'll consider replacing the cap
with the initial value just err on the side of caution and avoid a call
back. This being said, I've had better luck in the past with closer
values, within 100uf or so. Happy Holidays

I also wonder if the cap is the only problem.

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