Ask me how I know what a blown up capacitor smells like!

[Monsta-Tone]

I beefed up the power supply in one of my custom amps this morning. The guy said it broke up too early.

Well....right out of the box, a brand new Mesa branded BMI 220 micro farad capacitor blew the hell up!
:mrgreen: I evacuated the house and turned on all of the fans! That **** smells horrible! :mrgreen:

Like a pot of month old beans left on the counter horrible!

 

[Riff Blister]

You just described my wife's cooking. :lol:

OK that's not true at all. She's got a meatloaf that's just about ready to come out of the oven as I type. My house smells awesome right now.

Are you saying that the capacitor was defective? How often can that happen?

Be careful down there Monsta!

 

[Monsta-Tone]

:lol: :lol: :lol: I do most of the cooking in my house! :lol: :lol: :lol:

This is the 1st time I've ever seen one blow like that. It just started smoking and did not stop for a good 10 minutes!
I installed a cathode capacitor backwards one time and it blew up like it was full of confetti, but this one just smoked and oozed this tan colored goo that got everywhere!

 

[SteveO]

I popped a few in my college electronics lab. They definitely be stanky.

 

[Monsta-Tone]

:lol: I did that with a few resistors and diodes on purpose to see how much current they could handle. They really stink too, but not like this! :lol:




We live in a 100 year old house. It's all wood, wood siding, paneling, everything.
1st thing I did was install smoke detectors with a battery backup. They are all inter connected.
There is one in the work shop. I don't know if I got the fans on in time to blow the smoke out or if that sucker is just not working. I think I'll test it today!


That poor amp stinks like a rotten fridge. :mrgreen: It's a good place for a "Stick-Up." :mrgreen:

 

[RR]

We'd like to see pictures.

Its an omen since you and wifey are moving from the South West to the North Pacific. :lol:

 

[Old BF Shred]

We'd like to see pictures.

Its an omen since you and wifey are moving from the South West to the North Pacific. :lol:

Speaking of which....you do know it rains up there A LOT, don't you?
Not gonna remind you of New Mexico, for sure.
I have been spoiled by Calif weather...I only go back to the Midwest to visit family. Good luck with that. Maybe the higher humidity will help mask the burnt cap smell... :lol: :lol:

 

[Monsta-Tone]

:lol: Well, it depends on what you call "Alot!" :lol:

We spent 4 years in the Hawaiian rainforest. I don't think that 80 inches or so a year will even phase us. The last year we lived on Maui, we had 384 inches of rain.

:lol: It's the cold I'll have to get used to! :lol:

 

[rocksalt7]

Yeah, Monsta...those caps do get a bit skanky smelling don't they!!!!
We blew more than a few up at my old job over the years doing UL testing and you just never get used to it. It takes a while, but it will dissipate. Geeezz...I'm having a flashback right now just thinkin about it :shock: ...those things really are rank!!!

 

[Monsta-Tone]

:mrgreen: I remember watching "That's Incredible" when I was a kid. They had an episode dedicated to the UL! I have wanted to get paid to break stuff ever since! :mrgreen: