Re: CM12U

["ianh1000" <ianh1000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ahh, I think my one went pop the same way this weekend, not opened
it yet but a quick sniff and it smells expensive.

:-(


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "UKHA" <mailinglists@v...> wrote:
> Yes, it seems to be the standard failure mode... join the club.
> I'm on my second, after using the first very reliably for over two
years,
> and then pop....
>
> I had mine apart too, but apart from the smell, I can't see
anything that
> looks dead, which is a shame as I'm sure the spare part would cost
nearer
> 50p than ?50 for a new CM12.
>
> Lee
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: James Mitchelmore [mailto:james@m...]
>   Sent: 25 July 2004 23:02
>   To: UKHA
>   Subject: [ukha_d] CM12U
>
>
>   I have a CM12U that I haven't used for a long while, although it
has
>   been powered up for probably at least 6 months.  On attempting
to fire
>   it via a girder plugin today and having no luck, I decided to
>   investigate further.  Upon opening the case, I was greeted by the
>   distinct smell of a failed component and a waxy deposit on the
inside of
>   the case, a capacitor I presume but can't see any that look
particularly
>   sick.
>   Has anyone else had one of these fail like this? Is it a common
fault?
>   Don't particularly want to replace it with another one only for
it to go
>   the same way.
>   Any suggestions?
>
>   Regards
>
>   James
>
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