[Coco] off topic - to electronics guys

[Gene Heskett]

On Monday 16 March 2009, jdaggett at gate.net wrote:
>On 15 Mar 2009 at 18:27, mike delyea wrote:
>> I've attempted to fix an LCD monitor I found in the garbage.  It
>> exhibited the same symptoms listed here:
>>
>> http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2658
>>
>> I've removed the bad caps and replaced them according to the
>> instructions listed in the above web page.
>> The monitor started up and (Yea!) I had a stable image - for about 10
>> seconds.  Then I noticed a whining sound and smelled burnt plastic.  I
>> quickly unplugged it and examined the board.  The image is here:
>>
>> http://www3.sympatico.ca/michaeldelyea/index.html
>>
>> What is that part?  It has the same numbers on it as the one to the
>> left.  Any ideas how to proceed?
>
>What you have is a capacitor value is a bit uncertain though.
>
>First guess is a 0.22uF cap.  Could very well be 3 KV voltage rating.
>
Point of contention James: A .22uf 3kv cap would be >500x the volume of that 
one.

>james
>
>> I've examined my solder joints with a magnifying glass and they are
>> all OK (no spillage, polarity correct).
>>
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