I discovered that if you let out enough of the magic smoke fast enough, there are some follow-up orange flames inside those components too! Usually, I'm only klutzy enough to allow some (or all) of the magic smoke out, but recently I went even farther!
I had replaced the SLA batteries (2 @ 12v, 7AH each) in a UPS. I did turn it off, but neglected to remove the AC cord from the socket. I was pulling the metal case over the unit to secure it, and it contacted two (minimum, maybe more) places it shouldn't. I blew on the chips as hard as I could (more than at a birthday cake, I assure you) and did manage to make the orange flames reenter the chips, but alas, enough of the magic smoke was gone. Sigh. Dan / WG4S / Belkin F6C-120 <snip> The purpose of resistance checks is not to detect and diagnose all errors but rather to prevent the release to the magic smoke contained in components when you apply power. </snip> _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
