Re: Working on a //+

[mairsil@my-deja.com (Ralph Glatt)]

Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca> wrote in message news:<3B6E13E1.324DF612@intergate.bc.ca>...
> Ralph Glatt wrote:
> 
> > I have a //+ I'm tinkering with, but it has this little problem. I
> > turn it on, it starts up, shuts off with a click, and starts up again,
> > clicks, shuts off, etc. I'm guessing it's the fuse in the power
> > supply. How hard is this to change, and where can I find a suitable
> > replacement?
> 
> The fuse used in the power supply is much the same as an automotive
> fuse and just burns out, however this doesn't happen too often. It sounds
> 
> more like something is drawing way too much power. The II+ uses a
> switching power supply. When there's a short or massive load it switches
> itself off for part of a sec. Try pulling all the cards. If that doesn't
> do it and
> you have access to a IIe, try swapping power supplies. Incedentally, a
> complete lack of load will also cause the power supply to swich on and
> off too.

Well, I only have two cards in it, a 1 meg memory card, and the card
for the floppy drives. And I only have one drive plugged in at a time,
too. I'll try it without the cards, see what happens. Thanks!



Ralph Glatt