Tripping - Line Filter

[James]

5A fuse going on start up... replaced line filter as such... Still tripping out... help!!!

 

[Vimtoman]

remove the blue component on the outside and test

 

[Vimtoman]

Also those live wires look a bit long and not well soldered.
They may drop off.

You should try and clean that side up.
Maybe add heatshrink.

 

[James]

Yes it was a "tack" job to test to be honest.

The blue component was brand new, but once snipped all worked fine. Does it need to be on there?

 

[pinballmania]

What was the blue component, what did you order ?

Often people get confused between varistor which is what it should be rated at 275v , and thermistor which is a short circuit device and used as current inrush limiter in series with the live supply.

 

[James]

That was a S10k275 Varistor - once the varistor was removed, the issue went away, the game booted.