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- From: wouk@alumni.cs.colorado.edu (Arthur Wouk)
- Subject: Re: fixing shrinking :capacitor questions.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov7.214456.4652@colorado.edu>
- Summary: do i have the right replacement?
- Sender: news@colorado.edu (The Daily Planet)
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- Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
- References: <1992Nov5.003035.16989@colorado.edu> <1992Nov06.120714.21787@cubic.com>
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 21:44:56 GMT
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- well, my monitor differs from the faq. definitely.
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- also the machine has been down a week. the crt is fully discharged.
-
- i have discussed matters with someone with the same type of monitor as
- the one i have. it is possible using various devices to get to the
- point where the capacitor is available. this involved using an offset
- screwdriver of the form:
-
- |
- |______________________________
- |
- |
-
- this was needed for the following reason:
-
- my case seems to be a little different. the plate the speaker is
- mounted on is L-shaped, with the speaker in back on the vertical
- portion. the horizontal portion goes under the pc-board. the speaker
- is screwed into the vertical arm of the L, not pressure fitted.
-
- near the end of the horizontal portion of the L there is a SECOND
- aluminum piece attached to it which goes parallel to the L itself, and
- ends in a hook, which hook seems to lock into the main frame, just
- below where the L-arm slides in. sort of like the following:
-
-
- |
- |
- |------------------------------------\/ )
- -------------
-
-
- not quite to scale. the bottom piece is screwed to the horizontal
- piece of the L, so i had to take the whole cage
- apart! even if i remove the monitor from the base there will still be
- a major problem of access.
-
- >entirely. The tricky part of the operation is to get the lower shield
- >out. Remove the copper tape from the joints between the side of the
- >metal frame and the lower shield - there are also a couple of strips
-
- i don't have these copper strips: clue that my monitor is different.
-
-
- anyway, one other person disassembled the mechanism which allows the
- monitor to track sideways and up-down. i couldn't get that done.
- however, the screws holding the locking plate to the L-shaped shield
- could just be reached by the smallest offset screwdriver of my set.
- loosening the two screws (it is tight work, since the lower plastic
- case part interferes) permits one to remove the the whole piece.
-
-
- anyway, it is now sitting there and i have reached the final state: i
- am about to unsolder C411. i have bought a new capacitor, 4.7 uf, 63v
- electrolytic non polarizing. it is about 1/8" in diameter and 1/2"
- long. can this be a proper replacement? it is what the local
- electronic parts supply store offered when i asked for the above with
- at least 25v rating.
-
- from faq:
-
- > A 4.7 uF 25V non-polarizing electrolytic capacitor (C411) is
- >bad. C411 develops a high internal resistance and gets quite hot,
- >which further causes it to deteriorate. It may explode -- use
- >caution. C411 is located between L402 and T401 inside the monitor
- >proper. The value and voltage rating of this capacitor is not
- >critical, "ESR" [equivalent series resistance] is however.
-
- what is the appropriate equivalent series resistance?
-
- > Replace C411 with a mylar capacitor, 4-6 uF @ 25V or more,
- >such as AT&T 535GA (4.22 uF @ 100V) or equivalent. Mount on end with
- >insulation on top lead. Dress away from adjacent parts.
-
-
- why do i have to mount on end with insulation on top lead if what i
- have looks like:
-
- ---
- | |
- | |
- | |
- ---
- / \
- / \
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-
-
- where the things on bottom are the two leads? how can i possibly
- dress this away from adjacent parts?
- --
- arthur wouk
- internet: wouk@alumni.cs.colorado.edu
-