[MakeLV] Cap going bad?

[David Smith]

Doesn't sound right... Isn't the case supposed to be (-) or ground?

Dave

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:36 PM, Josiah Ritchie
<josiah at josiahritchie.com>wrote:

> I'm messing around with another old pc power supply and found that the top
> of one of the 200v 330mF caps is giving 150v when connected to ground. Is
> this normal? The other caps have no problems.
>
> Yes, I discovered this through physical contact with the cap. My wife
> thought a small animal was released in the room by the yelp I made. :-)
>
> JSR/
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