Date   : Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:27:04 +0100
From   : zeem.uk@... (Alex Taylor)
Subject: BBC Model B Power Supply Needed

2008/5/30 Rich Mellor <rich@...>:
> Does anyone have a spare PSU for a BBC Model B Micro for a friend down
> in Fareham, Surrey ?
>
> His PSU went up in smoke over the weekend.

I'm fairly sure I have one more PSU than I have machine - I'd have to
check it's not the one that needs things poking into it to get it to
start up though.

Has anyone checked if the original blown PSU still works? I have had
*loads* of BBC PSUs blow up on me, with a loud fizzing noise and
clouds of smoke - and all of them still worked perfectly afterwards.
The filter capacitors fail with age, and they're really cheap and easy
to replace too.

I have a friend at work who's incredibly good at fixing switched-mode
PSUs, but he's not been at work for a while, so that's not of much
help.

-- 
Alex Taylor