4 Oct
2011
4 Oct
'11
9:36 p.m.
On 10/4/2011 9:21 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 4 Oct 2011 at 17:39, Josh Dersch wrote:
Yep, coincidentally enough I just got done doing approximately the same
thing you just described, and it came apart with no major trouble.
Inside there's a transformer connected to a small PCB with a fuse and a
pair of diodes. No capacitors, so I suspect there's not a great deal
that can go wrong with it.
Good to know. Now to dig out my cassettes... :)
- Josh
Here, I'll start: Anyone know if the
original TRS-80 Model I power
brick suffers from the same failure modes as those old C64/VIC-20
power bricks? Any repair options? I've got an old one that seems to
be working OK for now, just wondering if it'll stay that way...
Easy enough to
open. I prefer using a rawhide mallet of the sort
used by jewelers. Just go round and round, tapping firmly on the
seam between the halves. Eventually, the thing just comes apart--
with no broken pieces.
--Chuck