rodger@hpdml93.HP.COM (Rodger Anderson) (10/12/88)
>/ hpdml93:comp.sys.amiga / disd@hubcap.UUCP (Gary Heffelfinger) / 1:54 pm Oct 10, 1988 / >And speaking of ailing 2000's. What's the history on 2000's whose >power supplies have bitten the dust? Well, mine died in May. >My B2000 (1M, 2 floppy, Pacific Periph. >Overdrive SCSI card w. ST157N, Rev. 4.4) popped a power supply a few days ago. >I've noticed a few net complaints/reports of A500's who've bitten the >dust, but I can't recall any such reports about the 2000. I'm trying >to determine if it's likely that the 2000's PS just gave up the ghost, >or if the Overdrive caused the problem. If yours is anything like mine, the power supply just decided it was time. >I'd hate like hell to send it >off to get a new PS, only to have it pop another one as soon as I put >the HD back into it. You could save yourself some shipping and just get a new power supply. They are about $75.00. Of course, if you are still under warranty, then you should probably send it back. >Oh, and what's the chance that I simply blew a fuse? I checked the >motherboard for any obvious fuses, and found none. And if it is a blown >fuse, why? Mine blew the fuse in the power supply, and when I replaced the fuse, it blew again. I ended up getting a new power supply, which has been working ever since. I have a 2090 board, Miniscribe 3650 5-1/4 half-hight hard drive, two floppies, and most recently an 8-Up memory board. >Why should such a hefty power supply choke on one little >SCSI board, with a low power 3.5" HD? It shouldn't. >-- >Gary Heffelfinger --- Employed by, but not the mouthpiece of > Clemson University. >---=== Amiga. The computer for the best of us. ===--- >---------- -- Rodger Anderson (rodger@hpdml93)
disd@hubcap.UUCP (Gary Heffelfinger) (10/26/88)
From article <380006@hpdml93.HP.COM>, by rodger@hpdml93.HP.COM (Rodger Anderson): >>/ hpdml93:comp.sys.amiga / disd@hubcap.UUCP (Gary Heffelfinger) / 1:54 pm Oct 10, 1988 / > >>And speaking of ailing 2000's. What's the history on 2000's whose >>power supplies have bitten the dust? > Well, mine died in May. >>dust, but I can't recall any such reports about the 2000. I'm trying >>to determine if it's likely that the 2000's PS just gave up the ghost, >>or if the Overdrive caused the problem. > If yours is anything like mine, the power supply just decided it was time. That's exactly what it was. I took it to a local warranty repair place, they took out the old supply, dropped in a new one, and got my machine back to me in less than 2 weeks. Not too bad considering that Clemson SC is in the middle of nowhere. It's been running smoothly for a whole 2 days now. >>Why should such a hefty power supply choke on one little >>SCSI board, with a low power 3.5" HD? > It shouldn't. Time for C= to find a new PS supplier, I suspect. -- Gary Heffelfinger - Not speaking for Clemson Univ. (ISD) uucp: ... !gatech!hubcap!disd inet: disd@hubcap.clemson.edu ---=== Amiga. The computer for the best of us. ===---