E-mag > 12v reg

[Grey_Goose]

I followed Rob's directions, and have built several that all worked for a bit, but every one of them eventually blows a capacitor. I've been using high temp, 35v 100mF's. The only difference is I chose axial capacitors instead of radial.

Any thoughts? I've blown about 4 so far.

[ah137]

The only way you can technically blow a cap is if you hook it up backwards (or exceed the voltage). Both negatives must go to the center post(negotive terminal) of the 12v reg. make sure they are, I have done two 12 regs and have never had a problem. Once I did hook one backward and it blew. If you have any more questions just ask.

Hills

[Grey_Goose]

:o

ok, thanks, i'm a moron...

[Grey_Goose]

Hills,

That was exactly my problem. Thanks for the timely response, I'm good to go for the weekend now