Magic Blue Smoke » melted http://www.magicbluesmoke.org When good electronics go bad. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:03:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Part 431KD20 Varistors blow http://www.magicbluesmoke.org/259/part-431kd20-varistors-blow http://www.magicbluesmoke.org/259/part-431kd20-varistors-blow#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:11:29 +0000 MagicBlueSmoke http://www.magicbluesmoke.org/?p=259
Part 431KD20 Varistor blows

Part 431KD20 Varistor

Part 431KD20 Varistor blows

Part 431KD20 Varistor

These varistors were protecting a transformer when they died.  The transformer was protected as the fuse blew – thanks to the varistors.  Credit:  bhungy

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A spilled coke spilled over a laptop motherboard and fried the voltage regulator.  Credit: http://www.badfirmware.org/

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