On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:21:42 +0000 (GMT), Jim Lesurf
wrote:

Don't know the design, but if lucky it may be something like o/p emitter
resistors releasing magic smoke before the actual transistors died. In my
experience, resistors make more smell than transistors when failing. :-)

Slainte,

Jim

But neither is in the same league as a Selenium rectifier. One of
those going up will empty a room.

d

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