Rainbow 100 PSU capacitor list

On Mar 1, 2019, at 2:01 PM, Warner Losh <imp at bsdimp.com> wrote: The rainbow has a number of LEDs in the back that it frobs while booting... Do any of them light up? Warner > alan > > > On Mar 1, 2019, at 1:44 PM, dwight <dkelvey at hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > Maybe I need a little clearification. > > When you turn the switches off, it boots? > > Dwight > > > > > > From: cctech <cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org> on behalf of Alan Perry via cctech <cctech at classiccmp.org> > > Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 1:35 PM > > To: Ethan Dicks > > Cc: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts > > Subject: Re: Rainbow 100 PSU capacitor list > > > > > > > > > On Mar 1, 2019, at 7:52 AM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 1:21 PM Alan Perry via cctech > > > <cctech at classiccmp.org> wrote: > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> I think that I need to re-cap the power supply in a Rainbow 100. Does > > >> anyone here know if anyone has put together a list of capacitors used in > > >> the power supply that I can use to order parts? > > > > > > I don't have a list (I just got a pair of Rainbows last month) but > > > given the era of manufacture, I'd be looking for Rifa EMI filter caps > > > by the power inlet. I've had those fail in BA23 cabinets and in a > > > Commodore D9060 hard drive, and a TRS-80 Model 4. > > > > Thanks. When I first got the Rainbow, I asked here about what to look for before powering it up and was told about Rifa caps and what look/listen for. > > > > I eventually threw caution to the wind and just powered it up and I ran it for 15-20 minutes. The PVA in the monitor was really cloudy, so I didn?t use the system anymore until I removed the PVA over Christmas. I was testing everything after that and the system was booting up when the power all switched off like it had been unplugged. > > > > alan > > > > > > > > > > This is totally different than failing/bulging electrolytics. > > > > > > -ethan > >