IIGS power supply problems

[suprdave@aol.comDELETIA (SUPRDAVE)]

one of my 3 apple //GS wouldnt power up which after subbing parts out, turned
out to be a power supply issue. i took the cover off the ps to look around
finding nothing obviously wrong. i looked at the fuse and wasnt sure if it had
burned out or not. call me crazy or whatever, but i used a paper clip to bypass
the fuse and plugged the ac in and powered on for just a sec. i got a bit of
smoke so i powered off and checked. not finding the source, i did it again
while watching. this time, something really smoked! it seems to be a small
transformer of some sort, about 3/4 in square and 1 inch high and it's right
near where the a/c comes into the power supply. there's a larger one right in
the middle of the circuit board. it's still hot several minutes later!
thankfully the computer itself is ok although it did reset my main computer on
the same electrical outlet. provided i didnt destroy the whole bloody thing,
what could be causing the problem?

david


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