Okay, so I am designing a basic power supply to get familiar with using ac to dc.
I am using basically this schematic, with a 115- 11.5v transformer from the line going into J1.
Now, I ripped out a 6800 25v cap out of an altec lansing sub I was gutting, and it was fully functional before hand.
I popped it in this design instead of the 470uf, and within 1 minute, it popped like a balloon.
my theory is that it, being in that altec sub amp for likely 15 years, had some sort of memory? Like perhaps the foil was corroded in areas that weren't used by the supply?
The transformer I used also came from the altec.
I am just trying to figure out why it would pop. The led lit up, and I swapped it for a brand new 470uf 16v and it works fine.
Any wisdom would be great.
I am using basically this schematic, with a 115- 11.5v transformer from the line going into J1.
Now, I ripped out a 6800 25v cap out of an altec lansing sub I was gutting, and it was fully functional before hand.
I popped it in this design instead of the 470uf, and within 1 minute, it popped like a balloon.
my theory is that it, being in that altec sub amp for likely 15 years, had some sort of memory? Like perhaps the foil was corroded in areas that weren't used by the supply?
The transformer I used also came from the altec.
I am just trying to figure out why it would pop. The led lit up, and I swapped it for a brand new 470uf 16v and it works fine.
Any wisdom would be great.