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Re: Wow, wouldn't want this to happen..
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Originally Posted by teh_pwnerer795
hhey guys,
since its my first year, i went on to youtube to find clips of last years compet...As i was searching thro this videos... i foudn this found .. and laughed my head of ... 3 victors blew! :O that must of have sux majorly
600$ down the drain
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Its very easy to do. The capacitor in the middle of the victor is electrolyitic which blows up if you hook the power up backwards or hook the power up to the motor. Its rather quite spectacular. Not to mention the fact that the Mosfets themselves are very fragile to static shocks.
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21-12-2006, 00:11
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