CS4 added and blowing fuses

[guf]

the plastic replacement stand mount for the board seems to short for me. it's compressing the caps infront/under it. i was able to get the led to light up and correct voltage readings, and good sound but then a blown fuse, i replaced it with my crack fuse and then blown again. there was a humming noise and smoke the second time. i unscrewed the board now to allow space, replace the fuse again (but not sure if its a fast blow) and all sounds good. i think board compressing the caps was the problem so now its dangling below and working. but it doesn't seem like a long term fix. am i doing something wrong?

[fullheadofnothing]

I'm wondering if maybe you got the wrong length standoff by mistake. Can you measure it or post a pic? As for the other stuff, it sounds like a miswire somewhere, but I'm not sure what. Could also be something shorted in the power supply while mounting the standoff.

[jimiclow]

I agree with Guf. The standoff was short, I didn't even remove the nut. You don't really need to remove the nut.
Since I'm using  a Mundorf parafeed cap, I have to use 2 standoffs joined by a screw with a cut-off head.

[Doc B.]

Would you be so kind as to clarify for me if this is a clearance problem is with the supplied capacitor, or an aftermarket one? It would be difficult for us to know how much clearance is necessary for, for example, one of several types of Mundorf. But if it's a problem with the stock cap, perhaps we can work out what is going on that is creating the clearance issue.

[guf]

i have my board loosely attached and facing the other way to avoid the stock caps. a higher standoff seems like a simple fix.

[fullheadofnothing]

That's definitely a packing error. We'll get the correct one mailed off to you and the other couple kits that went out recently.

ETA: So is your kit working now?

[Doc B.]

Also, could we have the real names of the customers we need to send the standoffs to? Usernames don't help us.

[jimiclow]

Joshua or Doc,
What's the length of the correct standoff? I'd suggest a length that is twice (about 2") to accomodate the stock and upgrade parafeed caps. We can always cut it to the desired length.
Thanks.

[fullheadofnothing]

The correct one is 1 1/2". That's more than enough room for the filter caps. The last batch accidentally shipped with the 1" standoffs that are used in other kits; I could see what happened as soon as I saw the pic (and I had guessed based on the original post).

[guf]

i added a 5/8's non threaded plastic sleeve and a longer screw. problem fixed. thanks