Re: My //e fails to turn on!

[wonko@top.monad.net (Wonko)]

In article <h7PHOdE.roffe@delphi.com>, Alberto Roffe <roffe@delphi.com> wrote:

>  
> I am having some problems with my Apple //e! It fails to turn on! I have
> to turn its power switch on and off several times and sometimes wait a long
> time till it finally powers up!
>  
> What could be the problem? The power supply? Would replacing it solve the
> problem?
> Someone suggested me that the power switch might be wearing off so I decided
> to leave the computer turned on and just turn off the regulator where I
> connect the computer and all its peripherals but the problem persists! So
> that can't be the problem, or can it?
>  
> I also checked the computer's power cord at both ends, connecting and
> disconnecting it several times without success, and I checked inside the
> computer; the power supply seems properly connected to the motherboard.
> Thanks for any advice.
>  
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> Alberto Roffe Illades                   You never know what you have
> Roffe@delphi.com                             until you lose it
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> Bad News...
 Back in the dark ages I used to work as a repair tech for Apple and I
must have worked on 4 zillion of //e's and (with out seeing it in person),
it sounds like your power supply is on its way to that big motherboard in
the sky. You could probably pick up a new/referbished one from an company
called Applied Engeneering for not too much. I'm truly not sure if they
are still in business any more, but it's my best shot. I'll scrounge
around in my stuff and see if I can come up with an address. If I find it,
I'll post it.
                                                    Wonko@top.monad.net