In Reply to: I need a quick 'electrical' education posted by Cousin Billy on September 30, 2014 at 04:34:14:
At last! A chance to really show my ignorance . . .
But the thing that occurs to me immediately is internal component failure, particularly in the power supply. Short circuits--with their near instantaneous high current flow--can be caused by many things: a blown tube; a bad capacitor; hot leads touching each other. I think even power surges on the incoming AC line.
Lew, can you add and/or subtract from these?
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Follow Ups
- RE: I need a quick 'electrical' education - throwback 06:02:04 09/30/14 (6)
- Excellent response' - Cousin Billy 07:28:27 09/30/14 (5)
- Depends upon the topology of the component - Lew 08:25:53 09/30/14 (4)
- What if I'm using a 'Balanced Power Supply'? - Cousin Billy 08:18:51 10/01/14 (3)
- If the ground is truly ground then 'no' - Ralph 09:56:23 10/01/14 (1)
- one additional note - Ralph 11:10:42 10/03/14 (0)
- RE: What if I'm using a 'Balanced Power Supply'? - Lew 08:33:39 10/01/14 (0)