Date   : Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:55:47 +0100
From   : zeem.uk@... (Alex Taylor)
Subject: B+ Gone Pop

On 7 April 2010 12:44, Darren Izzard <zysyshelp@...> wrote:
> My BBC B+'s power supply has just gone pop. Anyone got any spares?

Better to get it repaired - I'm of the opinion that there's only a
finite amount of BBC power supplies in existence, and replacing one
for the sake of the pair of blown filter capacitors is like scrapping
a car because the ashtray's full. You'll probably find that the
machine still works fine, although there'll be an odd smell from the
goo that comes out.

> I know there's been discussion on here about repairing blown PSUs but I'm
> not confident fiddling around inside them.

I'd be happy to repair one for the price of parts and postage - the
parts are a couple of quid, I'd guess postage both ways might be about
a tenner in total.

> Might it have taken anything else out in the process?

Unlikely - I've had *loads* of these blow on everything from Beebs and
Apple IIs to a Sharp portable video battery charger, and they've never
taken anything else out. And every device has continued working
afterwards - the capacitors that blow are there to filter noise out,
and aren't actually required for the unit to function.

-- 
Alex Taylor