Re: Apple /// & Vulcan IIgs Power Supplies went ka-boom

[Toinet <antoine.vignau@laposte.net>]

On 8 nov, 22:32, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Toinet wrote:
> > On 8 nov, 04:46, "atfphotogra...@gmail.com" <atfphotogra...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> Hello,
>
> >> I'm also confused as to the settings on the caps? What does the
> >> 40/085/56 mean?
>
> > I'd like to help you but I can't.
>
> > I would to share two pictures:
> >   - my IIc dead capacitor:http://www.brutal-deluxe.fr/public/CAP_IIC_MONITOR.JPG
>
> >   - my IIe PSU:http://www.brutal-deluxe.fr/public/CAP_IIE_PSU.JPG
> > Remember the blinking LED on the motherboard! I was wondering whether
> > this could be due to the capacitor, they are all full of
> > "craquelures", oh! a French word.
>
> Don't know about the blinking LED (very improbable), but these are both
> examples of "X2" capacitors.  Replacing them as described earlier should
> fix any problems related to them (except the residual odor ;-).
>
> -michael
>
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In response to "(very improbable)": http://www.brutal-deluxe.fr/public/APPLEIIE.AVI
A 6.8 MB video I did on 30/JUN/2009 with my digital camera.

Thanks for the tip,

antoine