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Re: Apple IIe and Profile (Power supply burned out?)



The symptoms you describe (high pitched sound and clicking) generally
indicate the the switch mode power supply has died.  I would try and
get another one or at a pinch rewiring a PC supply would work.

JAQ

In article <8kbdao$q14$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  cjyo@my-deja.com wrote:
> I took out the SCSI cards and there was no change.  After trying ctrl-
> apple-reset for a while, the Power supply started making a high
pitched
> sound and clicking.
>
> I have the feeling that the power supply may have overheated and
burned
> out.  It was only on for about 2 hours though.  Do these symptom sound
> like a bad power supply?  The motherboard and cards all seem to be in
> good shape (clean and dust free).
>
> I got the system for free, so unless I can trouble shoot it easily, I
> should probably just buy another system...(or not)
>


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