16-04-2015, 12:13 AM
The oozing wax capacitor was most likely the mains filter.
Back in the 1980s a work mate had a TV in as a private job. The fault was that it had gone bang and some smoke had come out and the owner was worried about it.
The mains filter capacitor was split clean in half.
It is not unknown for them to blow up and smash a valve or even a tuning dial.
Back in the 1980s a work mate had a TV in as a private job. The fault was that it had gone bang and some smoke had come out and the owner was worried about it.
The mains filter capacitor was split clean in half.
It is not unknown for them to blow up and smash a valve or even a tuning dial.
