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Subject: Re: IIe power supply problems
Date: Fri, 02 Sep 94 16:53:18 PDT
Organization: The Lower Planes BBS
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> Wizards of the Net:
>
> I'm trying to help a local elementary school keep their IIe's running and
> have found what appears to be a bad power supply.
>
> The machine will boot properly when it's warm but the power supply won't
> come up if it's cool. When it's cool the +5 output is at about 1.1V, the
> -5 is at about -1.1V and the +/- 12V outputs are proportionately low.
> Sometimes, if it's not too cool, the voltages will slowly rise and then
> the supply will suddenly come to life and be fine. I know it's the supply
> and not the motherboard because I've swapped them with another machine,
> and I've tried heating the supply alone with a hair dryer. Also, when the
> supply is cool but disconnected from the motherboard the positive voltages
> are about 1% above nominal and the negative voltages are about 10% more
> positive than nominal.
>
> I can't see any cold solder joints or obviously bad components. The
> machine is of 1985 vintage and the supply was made by Astech.
>
> Any diagnostic suggestions would be appreciated, as well as pointers to
> a low-cost vendor for a new supply. I'm an EE so I have a passing
> familiarity with switching power supplies, but I don't have the schematics
> for this guy.
>
> TIA,
> Joe
>
> --
> Joe Hass | library clever_sigs; | My opinions are my o
> Sandia National Labs | use lineprinter.art.ALL; | not the DOE's
Theis problem is usually caused by a failed capacitor (220uf/16V?)
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