Re: 19V2000 blowing F101 and F102

Solder them in and use silicone as an insulator. It has worked for me.

Jordan B

On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Kevin Moore <talon.k@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there a better way of connecting those diodes? Generally those plastic
> rubber caps the slide onto the diode are so hard they don't grip. Or the
> pig tails are corroded or broken. Is there something newer we could try
> perhaps with a cheaper easier to find diode?
> On Nov 8, 2011 3:34 PM, "Robert Bayes" <RobertAB@swbell.net> wrote:
>
>> Okay, so I did a HV cap kit; replaced the HV rectifier with an VARO
>> 1812 diode and replaced the bridge rectifier. It no longer blows a fuse
>> but, it is blooming like a pulsating heart and I only read about 7KV of
>> high voltage. I cannot adjust it any higher. Can someone suggest
>> something else?****
>>
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>>
>> Thanks.****
>>
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>> *From:* owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org [mailto:
>> owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org] *On Behalf Of *Robert Bayes
>> *Sent:* Friday, November 04, 2011 11:55 AM
>> *To:* vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>> *Subject:* VECTOR: 19V2000 blowing F101 and F102****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I have a 19V2000 in an Asteroids Deluxe and, after about ten minutes, it
>> blows F101 and F102. Looking at the prints, it seems that it feeds the 38V
>> to the high voltage board. The surprising thing is that it blows both a 5
>> amp and the 1 amp fuse with only a diode separating them. Since this is
>> heat related, I'm looking for suggestions as to what's likely to need
>> replacement based on the experience of the community around here. I
>> haven't put a cap kit on it yet but, what else should I look for?****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Does the bridge rectifier (DB100) fail often? How about C900? Does that
>> ever fail shorted?****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Many thanks.****
>>
>

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