29 May
2007
29 May
'07
4:25 p.m.
When you have
a part that's "95%" functional (so to
speak) in your hands??? You'd blow $15+ dollars on
shipping an unusual part, assuming you could find it?
Plus the cost of the replacement? Suddenly I'm
smelling horse poopies everywhere.
Get off this list now !!!! Give me clean air ...
The other factor for repair vs replacement is your test
equipment and things like a schematic. Repairing a switching
I've long since given up requiring a schematic to repair a classic
computer. Most of the time they are not available (if they are, and
they're accurate, it's a bonus). I just produce my own.
power supply is one the last things I would want to
do.
Why?
OK, if the chopper transsitor has blown, it may well mean other
components have failed as well (either as the cause of the transsitor's
damage, or because of it). But if a large-ish capacitor has failed, it's
unlikely there'll be other problems, so it's worth just replacing it.
-tony