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Originally Posted by timtape
Just a question: had the unit been plugged into the mains and in standby? I've seen PS caps go like this when the PS is still running for an extended period.
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Yes it was and so was my JVC VCR which also had a blown cap and switching FET in the power supply section. I was complacent thinking it'll be all right, but lesson learned.
There's a switchmode power supply in standby mode in virtually everything electronic around the average house. Sure they are efficient and draw very little power to keep that little red LED on, but ultimately there are components with a constant potential difference across them and with time and ambient heat/cold cycles, those components may fail.
Then again, a computer tech told me many years ago he tells his office customers to keep the computers on day to day because switching them on in the morning then off at the end of the day puts electrical and temperature stresses on the components as they power up and back down. He found those computers that are kept on day and night had the least faults
It's you and your luck really.