On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:29:25 +0100, you wrote:

>Hi folks,
>  The mains inlet filter on my bench DMM has just - to borrow a term fro=
m the
>battery assembly world - "vented with flame". One of the internal capaci=
tors
>appears to have released its Magic Smoke, then gone deadshort and overhe=
ated.
>There's smoke damage all over the module, but thankfully it was mostly
>contained in the can. The inlet module is a Schaffner FN372-2/21.
>  Does anyone have a spare lying around? They seem to be incredibly expe=
nsive
>(about =A340 from RS) for what they are... The difference between the '3=
72 and
>most other sockets is that the '372 one has a voltage selector and two f=
use
>sockets, which means none of the ones in the Farnell catalogue will fit.=
 The
>can seems to be welded down, so I can't just open it up and replace the =
blown
>capacitor.
>  Also, someone told me there may have been a defective batch of Schaffn=
er
>mains inlet modules made during the late 80s (this one has a 1988 dateco=
de).
>Can anyone confirm or deny this?
>
>  At the moment my only accurate true-RMS meter is out of action, which =
is
>annoying to say the least.

... so temporarily bodge in something similar, or hardwire it...!
I doubt you  really need the voltage selector.....


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