OTL Asylum: RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot by rhinohifi714

OTL Asylum: RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot by rhinohifi714

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RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot

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In Reply to: RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot posted by therkild on April 15, 2020 at 03:25:01:

I believe that is a bleed resistor, doesn't do anything til the unit is powered off, then it bleeds all the flash capacitors in the unit.

They do get hot at that time.

no reason to worry though.

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Topic - Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot - therkild 13:29:51 02/27/20 ( 9)

RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot - therkild 01:32:28 03/2/20 ( 0)
RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot - rogerh113 06:43:09 03/1/20 ( 0)
RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot - therkild 11:35:25 02/28/20 ( 5)
- RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot - airheadair 22:42:31 04/13/20 ( 2)
  - RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot - therkild 03:25:01 04/15/20 ( 1)
    - RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot - rhinohifi714 04/29/20 14:02:04 04/29/20 ( 0)
- I'd be looking at the screen regulator for that circuit. - Ralph 14:21:25 03/3/20 ( 0)
- RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot - rogerh113 07:48:18 03/2/20 ( 0)
RE: Futterman OTL3 - R29 gets very hot - rogerh113 07:36:39 02/28/20 ( 0)