Re: hi res pic of 2001-8 power supply smoothing cap wiring

From: Clockmeister <clockmeister_at_internode.on.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 09:18:28 +0800
Message-ID: <074af8b4-383a-3977-724c-cc2959ed836f_at_internode.on.net>
On 8/11/2019 5:18 am, Bill Degnan wrote:
> Santo,  Thank you, what you have is what I thought it should be but I don't
> have another 2001-8 reference.  My PET has two red and four black wires.
> Nothing fancy stock system otherwise.  I am trying to determine what the
> extra wires are for.  It also possible that someone at some point switched
> things around so I have to consult with the schematic.  The wiring could
> explain why the 23000 uF 15v cap near the transformer has gone bad, but who
> knows at this point.
>
>

Sounds like they are using the negative terminal on the smoothing cap as 
a common ground reference point. The extra wire from the transformer 
looks to come from the 0V terminal.
  The cap could be bad because it is old.
Received on 2020-05-29 23:34:28

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