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- From: Dan Amborn <103013.1114@CompuServe.COM>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: RE: Power Supply Problems
- Date: 29 Feb 1996 03:21:05 GMT
- Organization: Compuserve
- Message-ID: <4h3631$79o$2@mhadg.production.compuserve.com>
-
- >I dont know if that particular supply would be able to handle
- >the extra current load of the REU. The regulator might get
- >too hot and shut down. Even if it didn't it would probably
- >overheat the transformer after a long warmup. Since the
- >C-64 is dead you might as well use it as a test "load".
- >Plug in the power supply, turn on the C-64 and hook up
- >a 'scope to the 5 volt line and look for ripple on the
- >signal. If the voltage is over about 5.5 volts then the
- >regulator is probably bad and that might be why the C-64
- >is dead. (Touch the RAM chips & see if they are hot.)
-
-
- OK, lets say my power supply is bad. How do I go about rebuilding
- it to handle a REU? The cover is popriveted on so access to the
- interior of the unit is easy. What parts would I need and are
- they available at Radio Shack? How do I ensure its operational
- when its all done?
-
- --
- Dan Amborn
- 103013.1114@compuserve.com
-