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another power supply question.

Hello all, what are he reasons a SMPS blows a cap (on the secondary side) 1 or 2 minutes after the PS is turned on? Anyone?

thanks, Gary.

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you put it in backwards?

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Too much voltage Tom

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Tom MacIntyre

You are using the correct grade of capacitor? 'Ordinary' ones won't do.

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You beat me to it. That would be my first guess for a likely cause.

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