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   Message 54,917 of 56,720   
   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.    
      
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