Hi Sean,

You are right, drawing more current will more likely affect series devices like diodes and regulators. In the case of the reservoir caps maybe the voltage rating is inadequate - what voltage are the capacitors Maybe replace with the next higher voltage!

Cheers
Tony

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "sean_process" <sean@...> wrote:
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> Anybody else had a 2000µF capacitor in a beauty case explode
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> I replaced one for a friend a couple of years ago and last night one went pop in my own beauty case - lots of smoke. Another is bulging a bit at the top.
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> I'm using homemade modules - nothing too fancy, just a passive ring mod with a tl072 buffer, and a 90˚ phase shifter with 3 x tl074 and a tl072, both of which which I have been using for ages.
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> I would have thought one of the regulators or diodes would have popped first if there was a problem with the current.
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> Anybody else had a similar experience
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> Sean
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