Date   : Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:51:41 +0100
From   : dw@... (David Warrington)
Subject: A3010 with broken transformer...

> Hi folks,
> First post on here - I hope this isn't a common one, I couldn't find the
> info in the archives, anyway.
>
> I managed to get hold of a A3010 courtesy of ebay.  Unfortunately, thanks 
> to
> a rather well known courier company, it arrived DOA.  Further 
> investigation
> revealed that it had obviously been dropped so hard that the transformer 
> had
> partially parted company with the PCB, snapping those extremely thin 
> little
> copper wires in the process.
>
> I've unsoldered and removed the transformer and the PCB is intact, but I
> don't think there's any way I can repair the transformer itself.  Does
> anyone know where I could acquire a replacement?  Is it at all possible, 
> or
> am I chasing a lost cause here?
>
> (I'm in the UK, if it makes any difference)
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
>

My thought would be to get a replacement, ie. another A3010, off ebay when 
you see one. If the impact was so hard as to snap off the transformer... 
then its equally probable that there is other damage not visible to the 
naked eye, e.g. PCB fracture damage.  I would have thought another A3010 
would be cheaper than sourcing a new transformer + soldering time + risk of 
it still not working.

If A3010 is rare on ebay, send an email around again asking who has one in 
an attic box for sale!

Regards

David