At 10:57 AM 4/25/2007, Nate Duehr wrote: >The bridge rectifier was shorted after all. I could have rewired it >to use the other side of the rectifier, but decided since I had an >identical part sitting here for free... I'd just replace it. Actually, you probably could NOT have wired it to use the other side of the rectifier. Think of it this way: with the (+) lead of the bridge disconnected but still having one or more shorted diodes within the bridge, what happens when you feed AC to the input of the bridge. Nice to see that you did find and fix the problem, though. Far too many people just chuck easily fixable and still eminently usable gear into the trash when it dies. dwayne -- Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax Celebrating 22 years of Engineering Innovation (1984 - 2006) .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .-. .- `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' `-' Do NOT send unsolicited commercial email to this email address. This message neither grants consent to receive unsolicited commercial email nor is intended to solicit commercial email. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist