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AC/HL · 10th Oct 2015, 1:22 am

Don't get too exercised by the expression "explosion". As a rule it happens when the back is on the set, and results in a blown fuse. You might get a bang as the set dies, and a puff of smoke. The capacitor in question may have one end blown off, making it obvious.
There are exceptions of course, but the usual fault report is just "I heard a bang and it went off"

10th Oct 2015, 1:22 am	#17
AC/HL Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9,642	Re: Reviving a Rediffusion Mk1 - variable transformer to 'warm it up'? Don't get too exercised by the expression "explosion". As a rule it happens when the back is on the set, and results in a blown fuse. You might get a bang as the set dies, and a puff of smoke. The capacitor in question may have one end blown off, making it obvious. There are exceptions of course, but the usual fault report is just "I heard a bang and it went off"