Mihobro
Active member
One side of US power is essentially passive, while the hot leg can pick up all kinds of stuff, the UK two phase, both legs are pickup up the same junk 180 deg. out of phase to they should cancel.
The left cap IS showing the beginnings of leakage where the lead enters the capacitor body.Picture posted after I wrote. Caps show no sign of leaking, goo is just to hold them in place and limit any microphonics.
Zoomed in, still don't see it, brown colored stuff is the adhesive used to secure the component to the board, seen hundreds of amps like this. evidence of heat though as it should be clearer, not so brown. Not all cap failure will show as leakage of electrolyte though, only a real good cap meter can test. Also, these are 85 deg caps so I would generally like to see 105 or higher caps for power supplies. Problem is the best caps are radial packages, not axial. It is possible to shoehorn them in there. but it's not a pretty. Anyone got a preference for a manufacturer of axial caps?The left cap IS showing the beginnings of leakage where the lead enters the capacitor body.
This is what the infamous Fender Illinois Caps do.
Enter your email address to join: