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Easily replaceable MOV
Raj:
So I was repairing a power supply which had a blown fuse and MOV. If MOV gets old and eventually explode, oozing out a metallic stuff, why don't we make em like fuse, easily changeable by just popping a hatch?
mikerj:
A MOV isn't like a fuse that breaks a circuit, it effectively shorts a circuit to clamp transients. Putting it in a socket adds additional contact resistance that could degrade over time which would reduce the performance of the device. Also making it user replaceable like a fuse is inviting disaster, the wrong voltage value WILL be fitted meaning it either doesn't work or it goes bang as soon as it's plugged in.
Alti:
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:bullshit: MOVs do not explode when old.
Brumby:
--- Quote from: Alti on July 07, 2020, 09:06:08 am ---
--- Quote ---If MOV gets old and eventually explode
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:bullshit: MOVs do not explode when old.
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Depends on what you define as getting "old".
And as for not exploding ....
The MOV is what is inside the yellow box.
Vovk_Z:
Looking at this photo it seems to me that X2 cap made a good job by preventing fire and soot at it's side. :)
If it was two X2 caps at bith MOV sides - it could be better. :)
And it looks unsafe to place a MOV near a fuse.
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