On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, John Rollins wrote:
> > .___.___
> > /.......\
> > |.3...4.| 1. +5V
> > |...5...| 2. Shield
> > |.2...1.| 3. +12V
> > \_______/ 4. GND
> > ......... 5. -5V
> I think I found my problem! No, I just don't think... I'm absolutely sure
> of it!
> OK, pin 1 was OK. +5v. AAAGGHHH! Pin 5 is -12v!!!!! Pin 3 reads +12v.
Aargh! I found that glitch and neglected to correct it :( The -12v
figure is correct.
> Ouch... So, is my A500 pretty much fried now? Guess I'll now as soon as I
No, it should not have famaged your A500, and the -12v is correct. Sorry!
- don
> get the PS fixed(if it can be... any ideas as to what might be wrong? any
> common failures in A500 PS's?).
> BTW, in response to earlier posts about loose chips, I finally found my
> Torx set(needed a T10, and I have TONS of T15's sitting around for my Macs)
> and everything inside looked okay. No loose chips, didn't notice anything
> blown up, no loose screws inside... Although the tabs on the shield for the
> motherboard were kinda annoying. Not to mention all the Torx screws. I'm
> glad there weren't any deeply recessed torx screws in that thing! It would
> have been a disaster.
>
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Received on Fri Sep 10 1999 - 23:56:24 BST