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Default Electrolytics blow after 1 hr

Phil Allison Inscribed thus:


"Jeff Liebermann"

http://802.11junk.com/jeffl/crud/GX520-bad-caps.jpg

The two large black caps in the foreground are the surviving 105C
caps, while the blue caps in the background, are the bulging 85C
caps.



** Errr - I hate to tell you this pal ........

but the pic shows all 4 caps installed with reverse polarity.

A smaller cap ( C310) is clearly installed correctly and so are all
the others I can see.

The markings on the PCB are a bit unusual with the white triangle
indicating positive.



.... Phil


Good catch Phil :-)

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