parkerbeder
New Member
I have a power supply I just fixed, and now it likes to kick off every few minutes. I tore it back open and saw that ther is a 3W 36K resistor placed pretty close to a thermistor. It's getting to... I just checked it and it's at 220F. is this a big issue, or do these guys just get hot? It's pretty much certain that I bumped the thermistor closer to the resistor than it was originally, and it's the thermal protection cerciut that is kicking it off, my question is if it's a big deal to just bend the thermistor away from the resistor a bit, and have a go at it? or do people usually design thermal protection circuits with a resistor next to a thermistor like that to get a feel of the load under the circuit?
Thanks again for any response!
-Parker
Thanks again for any response!
-Parker