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Old 28th Apr 2019, 9:41 am   #32
60 oldjohn
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Default Re: Rectifier

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Originally Posted by Dorian27 View Post
fired up and sounded great for about fifteen mins then the big green mains dropper resistor started smoking so I turned it off.
Might it just be years of damp and dust burning off ? More measurement need to be taken to be sure.
I wonder if the motor bearings are stiff adding more stress to this resistor.
John.
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