I have a old Flowtron bug zapper I'd like to fix. At the output of the high voltage transformer there are ... 'er WERE ... two disc shaped components about the size of a nickel as thick as a CampFire Girl's mint. After the unit quit zapping I opened it up. When I touched the disc that looked blackened it disintegrated. Return email from Flowtron said they cannot supply the parts.
I'm a retired old fart that lives on a REAL buggy lake and don't want to have to buy a sorely needed replacement so I'm hoping someone here could HELP!
Oh, the two discs were wired parallel across the high voltage leads going to the grid. The material inside the one that fell apart is yellowish and kind of glass like. I would have guessed that they are capacitors, but I have now knowledge of high voltage circuits. The one still in place is red like it's got a dipped plastic coating. There is no info printed on it.
Here's a couple photos.
I'm a retired old fart that lives on a REAL buggy lake and don't want to have to buy a sorely needed replacement so I'm hoping someone here could HELP!
Oh, the two discs were wired parallel across the high voltage leads going to the grid. The material inside the one that fell apart is yellowish and kind of glass like. I would have guessed that they are capacitors, but I have now knowledge of high voltage circuits. The one still in place is red like it's got a dipped plastic coating. There is no info printed on it.
Here's a couple photos.