HELP! Revo Electric FIRE

[Metallover]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

What I want to know is: How did the capacitor lead melt in half??? It couldn't have been from over-current, because the cap itself would've popped before the lead melted and/or the other lead would be semi-melted as well. It couldn't have been from the fire, because the other lead would've melted, too. I suppose if there was an internal short in the cap that might do it, but how could the cap sustain that amount of power long enough to melt metal? Puzzling, huh?

I noticed that too. Im wondering if that lead was damaged or even cut and that is what caused this.

That looks similar to Tim Smith's smokey problem on his HV system. Look at the first capacitor: