21 Feb
2007
21 Feb
'07
10:42 a.m.
On 21/2/07 02:40, "Tony Duell" <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
I thought the PRo came apart in essentially the same way. The PSU is on
top of the shcssis and held down by a toggle clamp, isn't it?
2 toggles. I know that now, but it took some searching (and removing the
bottom cover) to discover this. ZIF sockets on the expansion boards
too....nice.
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Adrian/Witchy
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collection?
I realyl would want to know exactly how it's
tripping the mains. Perhaps
run it on a circuit that doesn't have an RCD.
I'd love to, but in a rented house and an electronic workshop that's under
strict H&S rules I'm not going to be able to find one. Even my weekend home
has an RCD.
I can't rememebr if this PSU uses separate filter
capacitors (in which
case change them [1]), a mains filter module (I wonder if you can get the
same type still), or what.
I'll open her up tonight and see if there's anything in there that looks
upset.
[1] RS or Farnell sell them. Class X between live and
neutral, class Y
between live or neutral and earth IIRC.
I've got some :)
The Pros (and the 'Bow, and Decmate II) are all
designed to come into
modules without tools. But be warned that setting up the machine out of
I know all about the 'bow and Decmate (wrt maintenance, dismantling etc) but