Re: Apple IIe - Boot problem and unusual notes

[Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com>]

On Mar 10, 10:07 am, "myoldmac.net" <use...@myoldmac.net> wrote:

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> After few minutes of beeing under power...
>
> I heared a popping sound.
> Then I saw smoke comming out of the power supply.
> ... seems that there are several problems with my Apple.
> Now the PS seems to have given up.
> I need to look inside the PS what happened,
> here is some plastic burning smell in the air...- Hide quoted text -

This sounds very much like what happened to 2 //e power supplies I
acquired. You will more than likely find the mains filter capacitor
has burst spewing vile smelling brownish goo throughout the internals
of your power supply. This seems to be a common problem when the power
supply has no been used for a long period of time. The capacitor in
question is wired directly across the mains line coming in (i.e. where
the power plug is). It should look very similar to the one displayed
here:
http://membres.lycos.fr/jvernet/Apple3PS/Apple3PS.html

The above pics are from a recent Apple III PS failure, but I can tell
you that the //e one looks almost identical. I can't remember of hand
what the capacitor is rated at, but it should be written on the
capacitor.

If it is the capacitor that I have indicated, then its fairly simply
to find a replacement. I managed to pick them up at the local
electronics dealer here in Australia (Jaycar). It was a little fiddly
wiring in the new capacitors, but nothing terribly difficult.

If you need help with the replacement, let me know and I'll see if I
can provide any additional details - including pictures of the ones I
replaced.

Cheers,
Mike