Thanks so much, agree that any repair attempt would be one and done
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AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Honestly this is not worth the risk, It looks like a simple enough repair a high watt resister a cap and possibly an IC (U1 looks burnt) BUT consider this, something happened to cause the failure and that something could still be around, like a short in the heating element of the throw. Whoever designed this obviously did not test the failure mode of the device. The reason things are UL rated (other certs for non US) is that they get tested and found to not fail in a manor that will cause harm to the user or fire. The failure mode of this device could cause a fire, if you repair it and the same thing happens. . . . Don’t risk it, Toss it out.
incogtino@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What does the X2 class mean?
AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
It’s a “safety capacitor” used across AC, similar to a Y cap, they have a known failure mode that is designed to not cause fire.
allaboutcircuits.com/…/safety-capacitor-class-x-a…
LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh! Very cool! Thank you very much!