Astrons catching Fire!?
Dear Mike and the Group,
What information can you offer on Astron power supplies
catching on fire?
Is there a suggested remedy to forestall or prevent such
catastrophe?
This is a Safety and Health related issue and deserves
the utmost consideration.
Thanks,
Hal Mandel
W4HBM
[snip]
The Astrons use very marginal filter caps. Add to that the component
laden pc boards mounted directly to the screw terminals and you are tempting
fate.
But the Astron RS-50 that I had produced quite a bit of acrid smoke when the
pc board caught fire. The RS-70 did the same thing but I was wise to the
smell
and shut it down before ignition.
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