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  1. M

    Smoked capacitor

    Thanks, Edd, and 73s. Jeff/musicman/KD8DQK
  2. M

    Smoked capacitor

    I'm at 4700. Better safe than sorry, unless there is already a bleeder resistor in there someplace. I can't find one on the schematic and nobody seems to know. The company is mum because they don't want me fixing it.
  3. M

    Smoked capacitor

    I've used a screwdriver on projects with lower voltage, wasn't sure if it would work with this. High voltage scares me. Still, I'm concerned about getting the board away from the standoffs without getting zapped. There are eight caps in all, one is popped, and the rest are fine. Do you think...
  4. M

    Smoked capacitor

    Yeah, that's a given. I built a rig awhile back with a 2K 2W resistor. I think that will discharge the caps nicely, but I'm concerned about getting the board off of the standoffs without getting zapped.
  5. M

    Smoked capacitor

    Hello. I got this Behringer (please don't laugh too much) PMP5000 powered mixer for a spare. The intention was to put it in our rehearsal space as an extra mixer. I bought it cheap...and now I know why. I plugged it in and it smoked and smelled like burning cap. So I opened the thing up...
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