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Looks pretty nasty inside. I'm guessing the orange/yellow coating all over the inside (some sort of fluid leaked out all over the place?).


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Is the big thing in the middle the capacitor in question, or is that the transformer?

I found a laptop power supply listed at best buy that is 19V, 100W for something like $30. Might be an easier way to go, I'm thinking? If the output is controlled enough to not fry a computer, I imagine it would be ok for enlarging too?

Tim

Is that dry? It does not look different from the usual lacquer that most transformers are dipped in. I don't see a regulated supply, just a transformer. Is there any more to it. Can you check the resistance on the primary and secondaries of the transformer. This sparked and smoked? Is there a fuse?
What do the two white wires go to? What is the structure the red and yellow wires go to?