Date   : Fri, 28 Jan 2000 20:08:11 +0000
From   : Mike Tomlinson <mike@...>
Subject: Re: BBC B PSU

In article <4A82F11989@...>, Christopher Hatton
<HATTONC@...> writes
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>
>I have just recieved an e-mail from a friend asking if I knew 
>anywhere where he could get a replacement PSU for his Model B. 

If he can't obtain a replacement, he may want to consider a repair.

Common faults with BBC PSUs:

1.  C9 goes leaky.  Symptom:  PSU initally dead, but machine fires up if
left on for a few minutes.  Solution:  replace C9

2.  Mains cable breakage.  Symptom:  Machine dead, caused by winding the
power cord around the machine prior to storage.  Cable breaks at the
strain-relief grommet at rear of PSU.  Solution:  replace cable or cut
short and re-fit to bypass the break.

-- 
Mike Tomlinson