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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
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I have one PSU which the Live 1A Fuse blows repeatedly. I read that changing the rectifier should solve thisproblem. However after changing the rectifier, the fuse continues to be blown. Any advise? Thanks. SeventhPrince七少爷 |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
SeventhPrince七少爷 wrote:
Hi, I have one PSU which the Live 1A Fuse blows repeatedly. I read that changing the rectifier should solve thisproblem. However after changing the rectifier, the fuse continues to be blown. Any advise? Thanks. SeventhPrince七少爷 Find the short. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
Check the capacitor and regulating semiconductors.
Bob AZ |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
CJT wrote in :
SeventhPrince七少爷 wrote: Hi, I have one PSU which the Live 1A Fuse blows repeatedly. I read that changing the rectifier should solve thisproblem. However after changing the rectifier, the fuse continues to be blown. Any advise? Thanks. SeventhPrince七少爷 Find the short. Probably a shorted switcher transistor or secondary diode. He should find a book on how switching power supplies work,or read the application notes for the UC3842 IC. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
"Jim Yanik" wrote in message .. . CJT wrote in : SeventhPrinceä¸få°'ç^· wrote: Hi, I have one PSU which the Live 1A Fuse blows repeatedly. I read that changing the rectifier should solve thisproblem. However after changing the rectifier, the fuse continues to be blown. Any advise? Did you test the rectifier or just blindly replace it? If you're not able to test semiconductors you'll dump a lot of money into this thing trying to get it going and may well still fail. |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
"SeventhPrince???" wrote in message ups.com... Hi, I have one PSU which the Live 1A Fuse blows repeatedly. I read that changing the rectifier should solve thisproblem. However after changing the rectifier, the fuse continues to be blown. Any advise? Thanks. SeventhPrince??? Surely, the very first question to ask, before any of us can help, is what type of supply is it - switch mode or linear ? Then the next one has got to be, is the right fuse type being used ? If the supply has a damned great transformer in it, and some big smoothers to stick an additional heavy load on besides the core magnetization current at switch on, then if a ' T ' rated fuse is not being used as the replacement, it may well keep blowing at switch on. Arfa |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
Surely, the very first question to ask, before any of us can help, is what
type of supply is it - switch mode or linear ? How do I differentiate between these 2? Then the next one has got to be, is the right fuse type being used ? If the supply has a damned great transformer in it, and some big smoothers to stick an additional heavy load on besides the core magnetization current at switch on, then if a ' T ' rated fuse is not being used as the replacement, it may well keep blowing at switch on. Yes, correct rating fuse is used. What are 'T' fuse and 'big smoothers' ? Thanks. Seventh Prince |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
Did you test the rectifier or just blindly replace it? If you're not able to test semiconductors you'll dump a lot of money into this thing trying to get it going and may well still fail. How do I test the rectifies? Thanks |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
"???Seventh Prince" wrote in message ... Surely, the very first question to ask, before any of us can help, is what type of supply is it - switch mode or linear ? How do I differentiate between these 2? Then the next one has got to be, is the right fuse type being used ? If the supply has a damned great transformer in it, and some big smoothers to stick an additional heavy load on besides the core magnetization current at switch on, then if a ' T ' rated fuse is not being used as the replacement, it may well keep blowing at switch on. Yes, correct rating fuse is used. What are 'T' fuse and 'big smoothers' ? Thanks. Seventh Prince In all honesty, if you don't know how to tell apart switchers and linears, don't know how to test a rectifier, don't know what a smoothing cap is, and are able to determine that the fuse you are fitting is " correctly rated ", without knowing what a ' T ' spec on a fuse is, then I don't think that you are ever going to get to the bottom of the problem with or without the group's help. Power supplies, particularly switchers, are dangerous, and someone with your apparent lack of knowledge should not be attempting to work on them, for his own safety .... Arfa |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
"???Seventh Prince" wrote in message ... Did you test the rectifier or just blindly replace it? If you're not able to test semiconductors you'll dump a lot of money into this thing trying to get it going and may well still fail. How do I test the rectifies? Thanks It sounds like you've got a lot of homework to do before you try repairing something, I assume you haven't read the sci.electronics.repair faq? |
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PSU Live 1A Fuse blown repeatedly
James Sweet wrote: "???Seventh Prince" wrote in message ... Did you test the rectifier or just blindly replace it? If you're not able to test semiconductors you'll dump a lot of money into this thing trying to get it going and may well still fail. How do I test the rectifies? Thanks It sounds like you've got a lot of homework to do before you try repairing something, I assume you haven't read the sci.electronics.repair faq? |
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