Re: When it rains, it pours...

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Steven Hirsch wrote:
> On 01/10/2012 12:57 PM, Bill Garber wrote:
>
> > If so, what are the failures exactly?  I'd offer
> > you a ROM03, as well, but, I have the same 2 that
> > I've been using for several years, and could use
> > a few extras myself.  Maybe I can get you to send
> > them to me for analysis and possible repair.
>
>
> Ok, here's the best part of it (almost forgot):
>
> With no cards at all installed, running the stock 65816, you can hear 
> the Disk 3.5 coming out of the system speaker!  (No, I do not have a 
> microphone installed :-)).  All seeks and motor speed changes are 
> emitted.  I thought I was imagining things, but this is for real.
>
> After it gets to the desktop, you can hear a rhythmic ticking.
>
> Steve

That definitely sounds like electrolytics on the board are bad.

Try bridging them one at a time with a known good cap (watching
polarity! ;-) and when the sound clears up, that one, at least,
needs replacing.

-michael

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