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- From: neus@msg.ti.com (Mike Neus)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: POWER SUPPLY PROBLEMS
- Date: 29 Feb 1996 17:24:31 GMT
- Organization: Texas Instruments
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- In article <4ghrha$amu@ns1.thpl.lib.fl.us>, sfxu@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us says...
- >
- > Might I suggest that you purchase a C64 rebuildable power
- >supply. They may cost a little more, but are well worth it. The main
- >failure in power supplies is the voltage converter that creates the 5
- >volt output for the C64. When this fail, Radio Shack carries this
- >common conponent for about $7. We have three C64's here that are in
-
- $7??? Freind, the part should only cost 50 cents! Don't buy your parts from
- Radio Scrap.
-
- >constant use. One is on a rebuildable power supply that has already been
- >rebuilt twice. It's like the Energizer Bunny!!! I recently found
- >another rebuildable supply at a flea market for $1.21 and plan to rebuild
- >it and get it on line.
-
- Why are you rebuilding (repairing??) a power supply? If you need to replace
- the regulator on a regular basis it is no better than the standard black
- brick. Get a REAL power supply, somthing rated for at least twice the load
- stamped on the bottom of your 64. Your 64 will be much happier and you'll
- never have to repair a power supply again.
-
- [snip]
-
- -Mike Neus
- NEUS@msg.ti.com
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-