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radio works on DC but not AC
my mother recently had her radio stop working so she tried plugging another
one into the same outlet but it does not work anymore either and the same thing happened to a third.......blender works fine in that outlet but radios continue to stop working unless they are used with batteries but the AC won't work ........what could be happening here and how do I fix them?? is this a rectifier thing?? |
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my mother recently had her radio stop working so she tried plugging another
one into the same outlet but it does not work anymore either and the same thing happened to a third.......blender works fine in that outlet but radios continue to stop working unless they are used with batteries but the AC won't work . Target- Try other outlets. If the radios do not work in other outlets, try them at a neighbor's house. If ANY of these radios works in ANY outlet, the trouble is most likely not with the radios, but with your Mother's house wiring. In some areas, outlets have two power wires and one ground wire. An appliance that uses a three prong plug could be making one of its power connections by way of the ground wire. If the radios have plugs with only two prongs, they wouldn't work if there was an open connection in one of the power wires. This condition could be dangerous. Of course you might just have three bad radios. Fred |
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"Target" wrote in message ... | my mother recently had her radio stop working so she tried plugging another | one into the same outlet but it does not work anymore either and the same | thing happened to a third.......blender works fine in that outlet but radios | continue to stop working unless they are used with batteries but the AC | won't work ........what could be happening here and how do I fix them?? is | this a rectifier thing?? Have the outlet checked by an electrician - or buy one of those little testers and check it. You might need to replace the socket. N |
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"Target" wrote in message ... my mother recently had her radio stop working so she tried plugging another one into the same outlet but it does not work anymore either and the same thing happened to a third.......blender works fine in that outlet but radios continue to stop working unless they are used with batteries but the AC won't work ........what could be happening here and how do I fix them?? is this a rectifier thing?? Check the voltage at the outlet, if it's causing the radios to fail the voltage may be too high and burning out the transformer. It's also possible that the outlet is worn and not making good contact on some thinner plug prongs. |
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 19:54:51 -0600, "Target"
wrote: my mother recently had her radio stop working so she tried plugging another one into the same outlet but it does not work anymore either and the same thing happened to a third.......blender works fine in that outlet but radios continue to stop working unless they are used with batteries but the AC won't work ........what could be happening here and how do I fix them?? is this a rectifier thing?? Possibly a bad transformer. Tom |
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 20:32:00 GMT, Tom MacIntyre
wrote: On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 19:54:51 -0600, "Target" wrote: my mother recently had her radio stop working so she tried plugging another one into the same outlet but it does not work anymore either and the same thing happened to a third.......blender works fine in that outlet but radios continue to stop working unless they are used with batteries but the AC won't work ........what could be happening here and how do I fix them?? is this a rectifier thing?? Possibly a bad transformer. Tom Oops...read too fast. :-) Tom |
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how do i test a transformer??
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"Target" wrote in message ... | how do i test a transformer?? Ohmmeter first, then AC voltmeter. N |
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:35:37 -0600, "Target"
wrote: how do i test a transformer?? Sorry, I read your post too quickly, and not completely enough. It would be highly unlikely to have 3 bad transformers. Tom |
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"Tom MacIntyre" wrote in message ... On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:35:37 -0600, "Target" wrote: how do i test a transformer?? Sorry, I read your post too quickly, and not completely enough. It would be highly unlikely to have 3 bad transformers. Tom Unless the voltage at the outlet is too high and is burning them out. |
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On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:52:17 GMT, "James Sweet"
wrote: "Tom MacIntyre" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:35:37 -0600, "Target" wrote: how do i test a transformer?? Sorry, I read your post too quickly, and not completely enough. It would be highly unlikely to have 3 bad transformers. Tom Unless the voltage at the outlet is too high and is burning them out. And yet not killing the blender...possible, I guess. Tom |
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"Tom MacIntyre" wrote in message ... On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:52:17 GMT, "James Sweet" wrote: "Tom MacIntyre" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:35:37 -0600, "Target" wrote: how do i test a transformer?? Sorry, I read your post too quickly, and not completely enough. It would be highly unlikely to have 3 bad transformers. Tom Unless the voltage at the outlet is too high and is burning them out. And yet not killing the blender...possible, I guess. The universal motors in blenders are quite tolerant of under and over voltage, also my assumption was that the blender was used for only a few moments and the clock radios were plugged in for a while. |
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Tom MacIntyre wrote: On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 17:52:17 GMT, "James Sweet" wrote: Unless the voltage at the outlet is too high and is burning them out. And yet not killing the blender...possible, I guess. entirely possible. I moved into a basement suite once while going to school. At the time the only applicance I had was an illuminated alarm clock that worked on 115VAC. I plugged it in and all seemed ok but later I notices an odor of something like hot burning plastic. As it turned out, it was coming from my clock. The owner had wired the outlet accidently in 240VAC. I unplugged the clock and it worked fine for years but it always had the burnt smell. The clock only had a mechanical type motor in it (induction perhaps) so it ran from the frequency of the power rather than the voltage. An electronic device will likely be damaged. Make sure the source power is "right" - Jeff |
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