16 Jan
2004
16 Jan
'04
11:20 a.m.
My power supply is made by Europower, Model No. EP3608/09 ...
... does anyone have the same one ? I know from Tony Duell, that different
power supplies from different manufacturers have been used.
In my PS, there's a little addon PCB (6 pins), which has 3 transistors ...
two of those are physically damaged, and one of the capacitors on that
PCB has some smut (but no visible damage).
Are the schematics for this PCB available ?, can anyone tell me, what transistors
have been used ?
Thanks alot
Bernd
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:30:25 +0000 (GMT), Tony Duell wrote:
T
I have heard there is a trick with mg-1 power supplies not working ...
There's a trick if the machine won't power up at all...
The power switch on the MG1 is software-controlled (!), and it runs off 5
AA NiCd cells on the power distribution board (these also keep the RTC
running). They're charged when the machine is running, but of course if
you leave it powered-down for too long, they go flat, and you can't turn
it on agaain.
The way round this is to connect a 9V battery (a PP3 or similar) to 2 of
the pins of one of the connectors on the power distribution board (I can
get the exact details). The machine will then power up, and you leave it
running until the NiCds are charged
A kludge, sure, but it's better than the Torch XXX where the official
procedure is to replace the PSU assembly if the battery goes flat (!).
-tony