Hello all,Manufacture and model number would help.
I know this will be a bit of a PITA for some, but................
Recently I had a electronic board that was hit by a Lightning Strike
or voltage surge and things got a bit messy.
Looking at the board where 120vac is connected just past the
input terminals and before the step-down transformer there are
two(2) small components that smoked. I can't see any ID on the
device because of the strike. But, they are about 1/4" to 3/8"
diameter with a small open slot at the top end. The slot might
be .030" wide. Two terminals are soldered to the board.
Oh and the color of the component is black, which I think it was
before the strike.
The open "slot" on the component should trigger a easy suggestion for
those that want to assist!!
What would be helpful for this 'old man' would be a name that would
fit this kind of component. Maybe a MOV?? But, I don't think that
is what it really is.
That is where I need a little assist. It will help me do some
searching to find a replacement component and see if just swapping
out will do the fix.
And no, I don't have any schematics at this time.
Again, just looking for a part name to begin my searching.
This is just a hobby adventure for fun!!
Thanks,
Les
ABLE1 wrote:Strike
Hello all,
I know this will be a bit of a PITA for some, but................
Recently I had a electronic board that was hit by a Lightning
or voltage surge and things got a bit messy.3/8"
Looking at the board where 120vac is connected just past the
input terminals and before the step-down transformer there are
two(2) small components that smoked. I can't see any ID on the
device because of the strike. But, they are about 1/4" to
diameter with a small open slot at the top end. The slot mightsuggestion for
be .030" wide. Two terminals are soldered to the board.
Oh and the color of the component is black, which I think it was
before the strike.
The open "slot" on the component should trigger a easy
those that want to assist!!that
What would be helpful for this 'old man' would be a name that would
fit this kind of component. Maybe a MOV?? But, I don't think
is what it really is.
That is where I need a little assist. It will help me do some
searching to find a replacement component and see if just swapping
out will do the fix.
And no, I don't have any schematics at this time.
Again, just looking for a part name to begin my searching.
This is just a hobby adventure for fun!!
Thanks,
Les
> ABLE1 wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I know this will be a bit of a PITA for some, but................
>
> Recently I had a electronic board that was hit by a Lightning
Strike
> or voltage surge and things got a bit messy.
>
> Looking at the board where 120vac is connected just past the
> input terminals and before the step-down transformer there are
> two(2) small components that smoked. I can't see any ID on the
> device because of the strike. But, they are about 1/4" to
3/8"
> diameter with a small open slot at the top end. The slot might
> be .030" wide. Two terminals are soldered to the board.
> Oh and the color of the component is black, which I think it was
> before the strike.
>
> The open "slot" on the component should trigger a easy
suggestion for
> those that want to assist!!
>
> What would be helpful for this 'old man' would be a name that would
> fit this kind of component. Maybe a MOV?? But, I don't think
that
> is what it really is.
>
> That is where I need a little assist. It will help me do some
> searching to find a replacement component and see if just swapping
> out will do the fix.
>
> And no, I don't have any schematics at this time.
>
> Again, just looking for a part name to begin my searching.
>
> This is just a hobby adventure for fun!!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Les
Any photos to share?
This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=657617262#657617262
Sorry the picture I have at this time is very dark. So the black
component is just a glob of black.
Thanks for the "jlaforums" link. Didn't know that existed or that
this newsgroup was transferred over.
As for the other question of manufacture or model number.
I would not think it would be necessary for the the question and
I would prefer not to divulge that info to the group. Won't help.
Thanks for the questions, sorry I can't provide more input.
On 12/20/2023 8:00 PM, ABLE1 wrote:
[...]
As for the other question of manufacture or model number.[...]
I would not think it would be necessary for the the question and
I would prefer not to divulge that info to the group. Won't help.
W T F ??? That info is the very most useful for help with diagnosis.
And not divulging it - what, it's national security?
You "would not think it's necessary" & clearly you don't know shit, so
how would you know whether it's necessary?
+1
As for the other question of manufacture or model number.[...]
I would not think it would be necessary for the the question and
I would prefer not to divulge that info to the group. Won't help.
On Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:29:09 -0500, ABLE1 <somebody@nowhere.com>
wrote:
Hello all,
I know this will be a bit of a PITA for some, but................
Recently I had a electronic board that was hit by a Lightning Strike
or voltage surge and things got a bit messy.
Looking at the board where 120vac is connected just past the
input terminals and before the step-down transformer there are
two(2) small components that smoked. I can't see any ID on the
device because of the strike. But, they are about 1/4" to 3/8"
diameter with a small open slot at the top end. The slot might
be .030" wide. Two terminals are soldered to the board.
Oh and the color of the component is black, which I think it was
before the strike.
The open "slot" on the component should trigger a easy suggestion for
those that want to assist!!
What would be helpful for this 'old man' would be a name that would
fit this kind of component. Maybe a MOV?? But, I don't think that
is what it really is.
That is where I need a little assist. It will help me do some
searching to find a replacement component and see if just swapping
out will do the fix.
And no, I don't have any schematics at this time.
Again, just looking for a part name to begin my searching.
This is just a hobby adventure for fun!!
Thanks,
Les
The 'slot' is a crude spark gap, which may be discrete or
introduced to a ceramic capacitor's structure.
To allow downstream faultfinding, the unit will normally run
without them in place, while you search for a replacement part, .
RL
Hello all,
I know this will be a bit of a PITA for some, but................
Recently I had a electronic board that was hit by a Lightning Strike
or voltage surge and things got a bit messy.
Looking at the board where 120vac is connected just past the
input terminals and before the step-down transformer there are
two(2) small components that smoked. I can't see any ID on the
device because of the strike. But, they are about 1/4" to 3/8"
diameter with a small open slot at the top end. The slot might
be .030" wide. Two terminals are soldered to the board.
Oh and the color of the component is black, which I think it was
before the strike.
The open "slot" on the component should trigger a easy suggestion for
those that want to assist!!
What would be helpful for this 'old man' would be a name that would
fit this kind of component. Maybe a MOV?? But, I don't think that
is what it really is.
That is where I need a little assist. It will help me do some
searching to find a replacement component and see if just swapping
out will do the fix.
And no, I don't have any schematics at this time.
Again, just looking for a part name to begin my searching.
This is just a hobby adventure for fun!!
Thanks,
Les
On 12/20/2023 5:01 PM, MummyChunk wrote:
Sorry the picture I have at this time is very dark. So the black
 > ABLE1 wrote:
 > Hello all,
 >
 > I know this will be a bit of a PITA for some, but................
 >
 > Recently I had a electronic board that was hit by a Lightning
Strike
 > or voltage surge and things got a bit messy.
 >
 > Looking at the board where 120vac is connected just past the
 > input terminals and before the step-down transformer there are
 > two(2) small components that smoked. I can't see any ID on the
 > device because of the strike. But, they are about 1/4" to
3/8"
 > diameter with a small open slot at the top end. The slot might
 > be .030" wide. Two terminals are soldered to the board.
 > Oh and the color of the component is black, which I think it was
 > before the strike.
 >
 > The open "slot" on the component should trigger a easy
suggestion for
 > those that want to assist!!
 >
 > What would be helpful for this 'old man' would be a name that would
 > fit this kind of component. Maybe a MOV??  But, I don't think
that
 > is what it really is.
 >
 > That is where I need a little assist. It will help me do some
 > searching to find a replacement component and see if just swapping
 > out will do the fix.
 >
 > And no, I don't have any schematics at this time.
 >
 > Again, just looking for a part name to begin my searching.
 >
 > This is just a hobby adventure for fun!!
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > Les
Any photos to share?
This is a response to the post seen at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=657617262#657617262
component is just a glob of black.
Thanks for the "jlaforums" link.  Didn't know that existed or that
this newsgroup was transferred over.
As for the other question of manufacture or model number.
I would not think it would be necessary for the the question and
I would prefer not to divulge that info to the group. Won't help.
Thanks for the questions, sorry I can't provide more input.
If you had posted that information, we could have answeredHello again,
the question easily - but no, you had to be a PITA. Fortunately,
the part was found. It is critical to the operation of the
machine from which it comes - the Retro model of the
Rockwell Turbo Encabulator. The part in question is the
dingle arm. Good luck in finding one! Merry Christmas.
Ed
On 12/21/2023 6:42 PM, ehsjr wrote:
If you had posted that information, we could have answeredHello again,
the question easily - but no, you had to be a PITA. Fortunately,
the part was found. It is critical to the operation of the
machine from which it comes - the Retro model of the
Rockwell Turbo Encabulator. The part in question is the
dingle arm. Good luck in finding one! Merry Christmas.
Ed
During these times of massive amounts of junk on the Newsgroups
with excessive un-readable crap like this:
LEGHISTA ARRESTATO LUCA SOSTEGNI SCAPPAVA A PORTO SEGURO
I would think that those that frequent this newsgroup would
somewhat enjoy the PITA posting for some electronic help.
Obviously I was only a little wrong. It was nice to receive
the small tidbit of needed information to assist me in
my endeavor!!
Thanks very much, I will now continue my search for the
Anatomic Nuclear Capacitor w/ .030" Butt Crack  :-)
Have a good Holiday Season!!
Les
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