My Keithley 2450 SMU scared me today, when I turned it on.
I saw a flash and heard a spark at power turn-on, really loud and really bad.
So, I took the instrument apart to look for the problem and it seems like the problem was found right away at the power supply.
Right at the 230V input protection there is a part RT1 and it looks like a varistor / VDR but I am not sure.
This part definitely is broken and needs to be replaced.
It also seems all writing on the part is burned away.
Anyone here having a better idea of what that blown component is and why it would fail in a relatively new instrument (2 years old)
Thanks for any help.