My Magnetek converter
My converter is 16 years old, it has 2, 30 amp fuses for 12 volt operation. If you only have 1, 30 amp fuse rather than 2 what is the result? This occured and was this way for a week. Went out to op...
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Having dissected too many converters, I believe I can safely say failed capacitors are a prime reason for malfunction when they get gray hair. Then after replacing the obvious failed cap, testing of the remainder reveals none that survive a test. And unless someone has special buying power replacing the weak capacitors would bring a price tag shock. The clincher to me is the possibility of failure in the control circuit. Some manufacturers buff off component ID numbers. Integrated circuits become obsolete and have no known replacements. I do not remember seeing a detailed explanation in the forum why repairs are obsolete so I thought I'd add my one cent's worth :)
