Where can I find this part?

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My buddy Allan and I were working his Aladdin's Choice cab today with a new monitor and where testing power when he got a little carried away probing away with his multimeter and tested something he shouldn't have and we blew the breaker on the wall. After that we noticed that his power switch on top of the cab was no longer working in that the power was continuous, it wouldn't shut off by flipping the switch. We inspected the switch and it still looked fine. We followed the wires down to the power brick and they lead into this filter thing. I am not sure what they are called, but this one is model number a10gen1c11.

Could we have shorted this thing out and that is why the power switch is no longer working? I am attaching a picture.

So assuming this thing might be bad, where would we go about finding one? I looked around online but it seems they can only be bought in bulk.

Thanks.
 

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ya, that was the first thing I checked, one of them was blown but we replaced it. I would think it wouldn't work at all if there was a problem with the fuse.
 
did you disconnect the switch to see if this would cut the power?
 
The item in the first pic is the AC power/load line filter. They can be found just about any online electronics shop (mouser, digikey, etc.) I don't know if they 'blow' though. Cross reference the part # on it for the proper capacitance/resistance in the filter to make sure you get something at least the quality of the original.
 
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That filter is not causing your problem. More likely your switch is shorted. Test continuity through the switch (unplug the cab first). You should have continuity when the switch is in the 'on' position and an open in the 'off' position.
 
They seldom go bad but I have seen a shorted one before. Easy to test. Pull off all the quick connects and do a continuity test. Make sure there is no short between the two AC lines and between either AC line and ground. If no shorts - problem is elsewhere.

A couple sizes can be found here:
http://www.greatplainselectronics.com/Category-142.asp
But don't bother replacing it unless it really is bad.

Ed
 
They seldom go bad but I have seen a shorted one before. Easy to test. Pull off all the quick connects and do a continuity test. Make sure there is no short between the two AC lines and between either AC line and ground. If no shorts - problem is elsewhere.

A couple sizes can be found here:
http://www.greatplainselectronics.com/Category-142.asp
But don't bother replacing it unless it really is bad.

Ed

It appears to me that he can not turn off his machine by the cabinet switch. A shorted filter would not cause this problem, instead a shorted filter would blow fuses or trip breakers preventing his machine from energizing.

Test the cabinet switch. I have seen them fail. Sometimes they short internally but more often the lever breaks internally so that it no longer shifts the throw internally.
 
The filter will not cause your problem. You arced the contact in the switch and they welded themselves together. Replace the switch.
 
I agree with Riptor and Oryk. This isn't the filter - filters don't make things turn on.

A bad switch will. I agree with Riptor's diagnosis. You arc welded the switch closed. After that happens, it's just a decoration.

And not a very pretty one.
 
It appears to me that he can not turn off his machine by the cabinet switch. A shorted filter would not cause this problem, instead a shorted filter would blow fuses or trip breakers preventing his machine from energizing.

Test the cabinet switch. I have seen them fail. Sometimes they short internally but more often the lever breaks internally so that it no longer shifts the throw internally.


Yep... I agree. Apparently I poor job of reading the original post and I homed in on the 'blew the circuit breaker' part.
 
Apparently the switch is a double polarity switch. Radio Shack or the other places here in town don't seem to carry them. Anybody know of a cheap place to pick one up?
 
Double pole, not double polarity.

Switches 2 connections at once.

I carry one on my site... I bet GPE and Riptor do too...
 
I dont have them on my site but im sure I could dig one up. What you need is a double pole single throw switch. It switches both the hot and neutral wires.
Have a picture of what your switch looks like?
 
You can pick them up at Menards, Lowes, Home Depot, ect.... in the electrical sections. Saw them when I was picking up a switch for my Indy 500.
 
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