Bonus extra 2-hour stream
Added 2022-05-26 05:39:04 +0000 UTCAn extra mid-week stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ilEVaoYpo
Comments
This is where a surge tester beats an AC flash tester. It's more like the real world and doesn't stress the component in the same way. DC testing is kinder to capacitors than AC, that's what I tend to use.
Mike Page
2022-05-27 12:10:47 +0000 UTCClass Y is used where failure could cause a shock. This one was much thinner than normal ones.
Big Clive
2022-05-27 05:20:24 +0000 UTCnvm. Googled ... Class Y (L -> G) fails open, Class X (L -> N) fails closed so that over-current protection pops. I think I understood that correctly!
Peter Laws
2022-05-26 19:05:19 +0000 UTCI see now that I posted to the wrong thread. :-D Class Y, I assume, should fail open like a fuse?
Peter Laws
2022-05-26 18:40:59 +0000 UTCI removed it. It had failed in a resistive state, which isn't great for a class Y capacitor. But I did exceed it's rated voltage by 100%.
Big Clive
2022-05-26 17:55:41 +0000 UTCThey won't even know about it.
Big Clive
2022-05-26 17:54:39 +0000 UTCSuper!
electronbox
2022-05-26 16:16:47 +0000 UTCConfused about the "safety" capacitor. I assume it is intended to fail beyond some point and it seems to have done just that but did it fail OPEN or fail CLOSED? Since the sparks kept on sparkin', I assume closed? (Which is bad)
Peter Laws
2022-05-26 15:46:12 +0000 UTCJust what I was hoping for, thanks Clive 🙏
2022-05-26 11:52:28 +0000 UTCWill the 'Manx Beard Club' be gate-crashing it?
Andrew Donaldson
2022-05-26 07:48:27 +0000 UTCHooray, I'll finally be able to get to one for a decent amount of time. - Mister Meaargee.
Rob Googe
2022-05-26 06:26:04 +0000 UTC
