Hello,
I picked up a nonworking Metcal PS5000 on Ebay. It was advertised as "Untested, For Parts or Repair". I opened it up and found the two mains fuses blown, and also Q3 was dead, shorted. I couldn't find any other obviously bad semiconductors so I replaced the fuses and Q3, hoping to scope it out from there. Right away on powering up, There were sparks and smoke, and C34, the cap close behind Q3, blew up, shorting out, and blowing the mains fuses again. Q3 and other semiconductors still look OK, and I'm wondering if a borderline C34 might have been the issue.
I can't find online schematics, so I'm wondering if anyone here might have access to a unit to be able to tell me the type and value for C34.
Many thanks,
Dave