Osborne 01 computer smoked..

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Fri Sep 4 20:53:39 1998

On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Jason Willgruber wrote:

> > Question: how can a power supply make noise when it fails in the manner
> > described above?
> >
> normally one of the components is trying to do something with the power,
> but it can't. sort of like when you short a wall transformer and it starts
> to hum. Another example is how some of the old computer screens or TV's
> sometimes put a high-pitched whistle.

But what part is making such vibrations that it actually causes sound
waves to be emitted?

Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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