Re: Sider Drive Is Dead... Help?

[st3b1@jetson.uh.edu (Fretz, David)]

In article <3k9lkg$ds1@pt9201.ped.pto.ford.com>, parrott@pt9217.ped.pto.ford.com (Dennis Parrott) writes...
>interface and a (ugh!) Xebec <don't remember the model number> hard drive.
>This drive and its packaging was knocked because it had heat problems...
>unfortunately, I didn't know that until it croaked... <sigh>
>any and all help would be greatly appreciated.  email replies would be
>best...but, any help at all is what I really desire....

Actually the power supply has a rather large power resistor that will work 
itself out of the PC board with the vibrations of the Zebec hard drive.  I 
noticed on my power supply the PC board was brown from the heat of this 
resistor.  I have a temporary fix in using another power supply for the moment.
Unfortunately the Zebec hard drive does require a large current to start up the 
hard drive and the power supply I have on it now is barely adequate.  It 
requires a couple of trys before it spins up.  My ultimate fix is to but a 
power supply I found at a local eletronic store called Ace Electronics.  The 
have a Lambda power supply with the same dimensions as the old power supply.
The connectors are terminals for inputs and outputs with screws connected to 
each.  The outputs are +/-5V, +/-12V, GND.  Though you would only need +5V, 
+12V, and GND.  I forgot to note the model number or the current each voltage
can put out.  The cost for the power supply would be $49.95.  I would also 
put in fan as well to keep the new power supply cool.  


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