Re: WG6100 HV board question - wierd component - broken?

From: Frank Palazzolo <palazzol_at_comcast.net>
Date: Mon May 19 2003 - 20:17:17 EDT

> I was cleaning the HV board in my WG6100 with compressed air, and I
> noticed something funny.

Boy do I feel dumb...

Upon further examination, I was describing the innards of C905 which
had popped out of the can and remained dangling next to it, still in
the circuit. :) Amazing that it was still functional.

Sorry to bother you guys,
Frank
 
> There is a component connected in series with the high side of C905.
> It looks like a paper capacitor but with two legs on one end. At
> least one of the leads seems to be made of very thin metal (almost
> foil). I think I broke one of the leads them with compressed air,
> since it was literally "hanging in the breeze". Either that or it was
> always broken...but I don't believe it was.
>
> What is this component and do I need it? It's not on the schematics
> as I see them, but I think the schematics I have are newer than the
> board revision. I have a P316 rev of the high voltage board.
>
> Thanks,
> Frank Palazzolo

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