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|    Mike Spangler to All    |
|    Re: Apple II Power Supply - magic smoke     |
|    09 Aug 21 13:23:12    |
      From: mspangler@ifiber.tv              The same thing happened to me last spring. The rectangular box in question       probably says RIFA on it. I bought replacements from Ebay. Not all power       supplies use the same value of capacitors though. So it's best to look first       and then buy.               You shouldn't have to drill out anything to get the power supply open.       Although one model had 10 screws holding the case together. Another used none,       or maybe two. The cover was mostly snap together. I found three or four       different models in my        collection. And every RIFA in the set was cracked and bulging. There were some       blue ones with a German sounding name that were also not so good, but the were       in better shape than the RIFA versions.               Four screws to get the PS out of the case, 10 screws to get the cover off the       PS, and then another four to get the circuit board out for repairs. It was an       exercise in fasteners. The hardest part is the strain relief on the power       cable to the logic board.        Turn 90 degrees and wiggle.               --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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