30 May
2006
30 May
'06
5:22 a.m.
Via Digg, a guide to a recurring topic on this list:
http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/CC7605923FDA1029AC23001143E7E506/
He suggests that a common failure is fatigue at the connector.
- John
30 May
30 May
6:22 a.m.
In message <6.2.3.4.2.20060530071940.048b5f48 at mail>
John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:
Via Digg, a guide to a recurring topic on this list:
http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/CC7605923FDA1029AC23001143E7E506/
He suggests that a common failure is fatigue at the connector.
It is a common failure - seems to be the preferred failure mode for laptop
power supplies. I had a Samsung N486S/25N PSU that had a cable break inside
the grommet, and an IBM where the cable actually came away from the barrel
connector. One of my friends has a Compaq Presario M2-something-or-other with
the same sort of problem...
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7:56 a.m.
On Tue, 30 May 2006 07:22:26 -0500
John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:
He suggests that a common failure is fatigue at the
connector.
Why do I associate DEC BA23 to this sentence in the context of smoking
PSUs? ;-)
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9:42 p.m.
On 5/31/06, Jochen Kunz <jkunz at unixag-kl.fh-kl.de> wrote:
On Tue, 30 May 2006 07:22:26 -0500
John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:
Heh... we had a genuine DEC-upgraded uVAX-I-to-uVAX-II BA23 (bought at
full MSRP when they were new new new) want to smoke, but we caught it
when the harness only smelled bad, before a full conflagration. As a
result, I *always* check BA23s before powering them up for the first
time in my care. Never had one go up in flames on my watch. ;-)
-ethan
He suggests that a common failure is fatigue at
the connector.
Why do I associate DEC BA23 to this sentence in the context of
smoking
PSUs? ;-)
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