I think the green/white wire goes to L3236, the 5V lights supply
On Sat, Dec 24, 2022, 8:48 AM Radu Bogdan Dicher via <vondicher=
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Hi all,
And Happy Holidays to all celebrating!
I've woken up the morning of Christmas Eve to a nice surprise - smoke, noises, smell, etc. Upon pulling out the power supply, I see that the main caps (computer grade Sprague caps) have failed and made a big mess inside the unit. Things have been leaking so bad this morning, I had to take it apart very quickly, and scrambled to wash off any of the goo and electrolyte. Luckily, I think this all almost happen in front of my eyes, so not much of this stuff has stayed very long on the board, but there's some more serious damage on the board and traces just below the caps.?
Some requests for input:
- what have you found best for cleaning this up? I used various sizes cotton swabs to cosmetic pads and alcohol (not single malt... ;))
- suggestions on caps replacements? I haven't started looking, but I do have some faves to search (Nebraska Surplus, etc.).?
- When scrambling to extract the caps without leaking too much in too many places I've detached a very short wire (white/green?). I really hate it when the design includes short sighted decisions like this - where a wire is too short to open up access by unfolding a board while all other wires are long enough, WTH? Would anyone know offhand where this attaches? I know this is a very long shot.?
- Does anyone have a spare, "known good," PS and is willing to depart with it??
Thank you all.
Radu.?
