06-11-2023, 02:32 PM
Yes. The thing is, the rectifier is serialized with the pilot lamp.
So, when you turn it off (after it has been warmed up) and then on quickly, the rectifier is still conducting, and you get electrolytic cap inrush going through the pilot lamp. Which can be bad enough to burn it.
The inrush of a discharged cap can be very large. Possibly you could install a NTC thermistor in series, but I am not sure what value it should be, and whether it is really needed. No device should be cycled quickly; we even wait for computers to be off for a few seconds before turning it back on.
Just don't do it.
So, when you turn it off (after it has been warmed up) and then on quickly, the rectifier is still conducting, and you get electrolytic cap inrush going through the pilot lamp. Which can be bad enough to burn it.
The inrush of a discharged cap can be very large. Possibly you could install a NTC thermistor in series, but I am not sure what value it should be, and whether it is really needed. No device should be cycled quickly; we even wait for computers to be off for a few seconds before turning it back on.
Just don't do it.
People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.
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