I just swapped a brushless DC 12V fan on my LG RC185 VCR. Please excuse the abomination that is the MacGyvered contacts. Forgot to order new these: btf6s5fjda072uG.jpg
So that’s my excuse. Anyway…

Is it okay to let the cord lean/rest against capacitors and whatnot?

  • redlemace
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    5 days ago

    There could be heat

    My first thought was “you’re wrong, ‘caps’ (Capacitors) don’t generate heat!” But yeah, That’s pure based on the title. In the picture the wires seem to rest against a heat-sink. Either way, it’s best to tie them out of the way.

    • BCsven@lemmy.ca
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      4 days ago

      I actually don’t know much about electronics, but I have a speaker system where capacitors are known to get hot then the sound starts to crackle after about 5 hours.

      Here’s some info from the web though…

      As electronic devices become smaller and lighter in weight, the component mounting density increases, with the result that heat dissipation performance decreases, causing the device temperature to rise easily. In particular, heat generation from the power output circuit elements greatly affects the temperature rise of devices. However, in applications (switching power supply smoothing, high-frequency power amplifier output coupling, etc.) where large currents also flow in capacitors, the power consumption due to the loss component of the capacitors can increase to the point that heat generation by the capacitors cannot be ignored. Therefore, the temperature rise of capacitors must be suppressed to the range that does not affect the capacitor reliability. An ideal capacitor has only a capacitance component, but an actual capacitor also has an electrode resistance component, dielectric loss, and an electrode inductance component