Clay Boss wheel - blown circuitboard - I need a part, but from where?

ITYF it's one of these:

MOV of similar rating will do the job. Do you know what made it blow in the first place?

Bit of a mystery. The working theory is that the power line we plugged into was 240V instead of 120V. it sure looked like a 120V plug to me! But that's just a theory ... the outlet in question is way across town and it's kinda moot to go back and test it somehow.

Thanks for the link, that's fantastic! :D ... Off to Radio Shack ...

-- t=F6ff

made by new york semivonductor, avaialbnle in lots of 1000 or less...

go down to sparkey's om ashlan and willow (just west of blackbeards)

and you should be able to get a replacement..

this may not be the only problem however,

you can try a minarik 640a motor controller, but as Ive never torn out a clay boss im not sure what the values are.. have you tried duncan ceramics? they do repair work on some ceramic equiptment...

im also in the ares (clovis) feel free to email me,

snipped-for-privacy@comcast.net (moose studios potery)

You do realise it's a MOV (metal oxide varistor, a surge protection=20 device) not a regular capacitor?

Hmm, no I didn't, until I read the spec sheet.

btw, don't bother with Radio Shack for anything like that. They're all cell phones and car stereos now. The guy showed me where they hide their three little drawers of (and I quote) "capaci-tators" :-D

So I'm off to a real electroniocs store tomorrow.

Thanks again for the help! With luck I can reinvent the wheel ... I mean, repair.

After Action Report

HUGE THANKS to Rob Morley for identifying the blown cap-- I mean the blown Metal Oxide Varistor.

Unable to find the exact replacement, but found a very similar one, specs only slightly higher. Soldered it in, turned it on, and our little Clay Boss runs like a champ again.

VICTORY!

Glad I could be of assistance.

YIPPEE :-)

Thumbs Up!!! Been waiting to see how this went. DK

Just a small technical point about MOVs. These are designed to draw a heavy current when the input voltage exceeds the rated figure, which blows a protective fuse and usually the MOV as well. This protects the rest of the electronics from nasty high voltage spikes. Removing the MOV and replacing the fuse will usually get the device to work again, but obviously without any overvoltage protection. However, it could be handy in an emergency situation for a short time.

Cheers

Dave

So much to learn in life, so little time....

It lends a lot of credence to the theory that the outlet was a 220 rather than a 110.

I am thinking to carry a little AC tablelamp or something to any future remote site where we have to use this wheel, so I blow that instead of the Clay Boss.

As a side note, the day before I posted to this newsgroup, I used the "contact us" form on the Creative Industries website. I have not heard back, and I honestly don't expect to. Lends a lot of credence to my belief that the customer service sector in this country has suffered an atrophying pandemic. /end rant.

Why not a multimeter? You can buy a cheap one for about $10, and=20 they're useful for other stuff too.

/ot/ Because I have too many THINGS cluttering my universe, and I hate to trade what little money I have for more THINGS.