Clym5 wrote:Ah, alright. The component is mounted in such a way that obscures the view of the top of it. The other caps have "Carli" on top, but that's it. I'll have a look at the top of it later this morning.
The filter is still in the circuit, but it is bulging and smells bad when powered up, but the device no longer works. Everything else seems to be fine. Maybe it went open-circuit?
Clym5 wrote:I've come across some X2 main filter caps in some old gear, but I can't figure out the damn rating on it! It's a "1.0K 280V X2 MPP" Metallized Polypropylene I guess would be the MPP bit.
RonTurner wrote:Its not the filter causing the problem, the filter will not go open circuit, it sounds like its ready to blow which is perfectly normal for old filters.
RonTurner wrote:You can remove the filter and still power up the device, not all computers have them, for example the system 80.
RonTurner wrote:You may find its 0.01 uf and 0.47uf if its larger.
Clym5 wrote:Is it possible to replace this X2 filter cap with a regular MPP type cap of the same values?
arjoll wrote:don't go lower than 630 V, and potentially put in a 1 kV part.
Clym5 wrote:Could the fact that it is 280v be the reason it failed? It isn't extraordinarily old.
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