27 Apr
2005
27 Apr
'05
4:20 p.m.
(I must get round to fixing my TRS-80, last time I
plugged it in it
let the magic smoke out... :-( )
One time when I powered up my Model 4, I got the unmistakable smell of
burning tantalum capacitor, and magic smoke came out. The darn thing
continued to boot and has worked fine ever since. I assume a decoupling
tant decided to go short-circuit, but I've not got round to pulling the
case to check.
-tony