Electrical engineer in da house, ahem??

[Parenn911]

What'd I fry?

[ducatithunder]

Not much foreplay but the only thing I see that looks a little toasty is that capacitor C710. What did you do before the smoke was released?

[Jazzbass]

the only thing I see that looks a little toasty is that capacitor C710.

Ditto but I'd guess there's more. What is it and in what condition is it in now? Portable enough to bring over?

[HoodPin]

Did you turn it up to "11"?

[TurboPooch]

Looks like stereo equipment. Agree that cap looks warm(I've seen new brown ones on occasion) but you can still read the writing on the side and they usually explode when they short. Need more info.

[Parenn911]

Not much foreplay but the only thing I see that looks a little toasty is that capacitor C710. What did you do before the smoke was released?

Ditto but I'd guess there's more. What is it and in what condition is it in now? Portable enough to bring over?

Good eyes, yes I fried capacitor C710, it is on the power supply to my Vestax mixer. I plugged a heating fan to a separate circuit breaker in a different outlet, next thing I knew no sound and smelled electrical components burning. Took it apart and it was pretty obvious the capacitor is toast. So, the question is, how to fix a capacitor, is that something they would still sell at Radio Shack? It is currently disassembled for the most part and is portable.

[Parenn911]

Did you turn it up to "11"?

Just a notch higher :twisted:

[ducatithunder]

Im sure you can buy a new one either online or local. I use Newark In One a ton at work for various electrical stuff. Big and small. Try to get some data on it and give them a call. The key is to know what voltage and range.

[joep]

Radioshack? Better buy 'em fast.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/radioshack-says-it-may-have-to-file-for-bankruptcy/?_r=0

[BobNovas]

digikey, mouser

[Jazzbass]

So, the question is, how to fix a capacitor

It's a four step process:

1. Bring to my house.
2. Grab new capacitor from box.
3. Solder it in.
4. Drink beer.

[Vicegrip]

It's a four step process:

1. Bring to my house.
4. Drink beer
2. Grab new capacitor from box.
4. Drink beer
3. Solder it in.
4. Drink beer..

[N0tt0N]

Better than 7 Minute Abs!

[BlackTalon]

oops -- left out desoldering the bad one first.

[Parenn911]

It's a four step process:

1. Bring to my house.
2. Grab new capacitor from box.
3. Solder it in.
4. Drink beer.

I can definitely drink beer :D. Thanks brother, will stop by if you are around this weekend.

[Parenn911]

oops -- left out desoldering the bad one first.

Haha hot swap

[Charlie Stylianos]

It's a four step process:

1. Bring to my house.
2. Grab new capacitor from box.
3. Solder it in.
4. Drink beer.

That's even easier than oil-in-a-bag! I'd take him up on that....

[Vicegrip]

oops -- left out desoldering the bad one first.clip the legs and solder the new one to the stumps topside.

[ausgeflippt951]

clip the legs and solder the new one to the stumps topside.

Heh, I find myself doing that more often than not. I'm absolutely terrible at desoldering.

I need one of those nifty vacuum desoldering rigs.

[Jazzbass]

I need one of those nifty vacuum desoldering rigs.

Desoldering rigs are the "grind and paint" of the soldering world. :lol: I use a regular $5 suction tube to clear out the bulk of the solder and solder wick to get the rest. Use a quality iron, move fast and you wont damage the component or (more importantly) the board.

[Vicegrip]

Heh, I find myself doing that more often than not. I'm absolutely terrible at desoldering.

I need one of those nifty vacuum desoldering rigs.

Got one love it. Works well on med to big stuff. Kicks but on wire to board type as it sucks clean leaving a thin tin on the conection plate. Still use stranded wick on the little stuff

[ausgeflippt951]

Desoldering rigs are the "grind and paint" of the soldering world. :lol: I use a regular $5 suction tube to clear out the bulk of the solder and solder wick to get the rest. Use a quality iron, move fast and you wont damage the component or (more importantly) the board.

Ha, easier said than done, sir!

In retrospect, I look over all my education and the biggest frustration/disappointment was that we were never required to take a "practical electrical engineering" course (and of course, I was too stupid to realize I needed one). Closest I got was E&M -- meaning, I could take the cross product of a B and H field while doing something which had something else to do with Maxwell in conjunction with Einstein...

...But I still can't solder worth a damn and any time I need to do anything semi-complex w.r.t. wiring/electricity, I have to look it up to make sure I don't do anything stupid.

[Parenn911]

That's even easier than oil-in-a-bag! I'd take him up on that....

Hahaha no doubt, tho }{ might disagree...

[TurboPooch]

Desoldering rigs are the "grind and paint" of the soldering world. :lol: I use a regular $5 suction tube to clear out the bulk of the solder and solder wick to get the rest. Use a quality iron, move fast and you wont damage the component or (more importantly) the board.

From my many years of building, repairing and installing commercial sound equipment, ^^^ this was the fastest and easiest way to replace components. A good temperature controlled iron with a good sharp clean tip makes the job easy.