Re: System Saver IIgs -- ID of burned part?

[Greg Buchner <nobody@wavetech.net>]

In article <3b2ee077.13731649@newsflash.concordia.ca>,
 a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector) wrote:

> I just opened up my Kensington System Saver IIgs to have a look
> inside (I've been wanting to replace its noisy fan for years) and just
> found something I wasn't expecting. The orange disc-like part at
> location 'V1' (there's also one at V2 and V3) split open and the
> plastic cover above it is badly scorched and burned. It looks to be
> some sort of large capacitor, resistor or regulator--I'm not sure,
> only that I've seen these on other electronics only much, much 
> smaller in size. It has two points that solder to the board, probably
> a postive and negative contact.

That's the surge protection...as soon as I read this message, the
mind just went blank on the subject....

Anyways, I had one blow out once while I was using my GS, was quite
impressive at the time.  The information I got about it, from Harold
Hislop on I think Delphi at the time said they should be replaced
every so often if you want to rely on the System Saver for surge
protection.  The one that blew on mine was actually on the ground
connection and everything else kept on running.

This information may have ended up in 'The Lamp' but it was a while
back and I don't remember for certain.

Greg B.
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