Osbourne Executive help

From: hellige <jeffh_at_eleventh.com>
Date: Fri May 9 20:55:56 1997

On 10-May-97, classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu wrote:

>I had (and still have to some extent) the same problem on my Executive. I
>managed
>to mitigate the problem somewhat by replacing the 12 volt muffin fan with a
>117 volt
>fan in order to reduce the load on the power supply. The shimmering was
>reduced, but
>not eliminated.

Gerald,

   Then would you say the power supply is getting weak? It looks like the fan
in the back is a standard enough part...in fact, there's room there for a
larger one, as the one installed isn't even as large as the grill opening.
I'll try that though and see what happens. Thanks for the tip.

   Jeff jeffh_at_eleventh.com

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