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Old 09-23-15, 07:32 PM   #92
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Originally Posted by Mikesolar View Post
Electrolytics?
Yeah.. And some of them were still working..
Even a half hour later when was doing the autopsy, the controller chip was still converting the juice in the caps, down to 12vdc..
I found out the hard way.. It felt like a Model T ford ignition coil.
And it didn't want to stop. I had to drop the PCB to stop the zapping to my hand..

It's the module in the middle.. A standard Chinese 12V 1A PSU.. AKA wallwart.
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