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Old 01-07-2011, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by wa2ise View Post
...I don't see a power transformer, so this may be a "hot chassis" design. Safe enough in normal use, but be careful when troubleshooting it. Also such designs used selenium rectifiers, which are usually ready to fail...
Guessing by the vintage, they're probably top hat silicons. Also, lurking just behind (or in front of) the big black doubler cap is what might be a soft-start thermistor. If it is, there's a good chance that it's open. Bill(oc)
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