SIR FredVH . . . . . as in VHS ?. . .
Compliments . . . . of my inheritance of brother in laws (RIP) tech references archives, now stored inside the mule barns NORTH side wall, further buffering the cold wind for Francis.
No more guessing . . . .1.6A . . . . and it is associated with feeding directly into a switch mode power supply.
So, if you are not being electronically inclined nor edjumicated, I will now sub in a real world comparison.
You are in your penthouse 18 stories up and it has an upright piano on its balcony and in some heavy partying last night it got flipped on its back and slid a bit. it just needs uprighted now and then a check on its tuning.
That is where you are now with your blown / missing fuse (why else would someone pull a fuse unless blown . . . and then take it and expect it to be an easy-peasy snap to locate a replacement . . . ha ha).
Now if you just find the PROPER ? fuse and pop it in and immediately turn the unit on, you very likely will be in the first piano situation, but you have caused the upended piano to slide and it is now 18 stories down and ALL
O. . . .V . . .E . . R . . . the street.
Should you want to take a nondestructive testing approach and be a smart feller . . . instead of a fart smeller . . just do this.
Commandeer one of Mama Cass's stand / table / desk lamps (or your Droplight out in the garage) that uses a common incandescent filament lamp, with a 60-75 watt globe in it.
Plug in " El Lampo " and " Let there be light ! " test and leave the switch turned on, then only unplug and move to where the Vee Cee R'uh has its top cover already lifted.
Zero in on the vacant fuse clips and tilt the plug prongs such that they can pair up and safely have one blade touching one fuse spring clip.
PRESTO . . . . Your lamp is now filling in for the electrical connections of the vacated fuse.
To concentrate on holding your solid connection, non slipping, request that Little Duddley Do-Rite, or Polly Purebred, press the now plugged in VCR's power on button.
Now if it has 4 diodes and 1 power transistor solid state parts inside that have so damaged as to becoming into even
MORE SOLID STATE than they should be, that lamp will light up vewy bwightly.
A normal power supply unit will have an initial glow at turn on and slightly taper down to a reduced, or no glow as the units main filter cap initially takes on its full charge.
The display may or may not illuminate, as there is not enough power being let thru by the lamp, for full system operation.
If you pass that last dimmed light test, you are then free to try that fuse, but, if trying in a BRIGHT lamp condition, you have SOME thousands of piano pieces to clean up.
73's de Edd
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Shot my first turkey yesterday ! . . . . . scared the sh%# outta everyone in the frozen food section.
