> > spare items). I will say that I wish every power supply were as easy
> > to replace as the IIgses -- it literally just snaps in and out.
>
> I've never seen the point of this kind of construction. If I'm going to
> be fixing something I am going to need at least a multimeter, soldering
> iron, solder sucker, cutters, etc, and probably a 'scope or logic
> analyser as well. Which means having to use a screwdriver on the case
> screws is no big deal
I was actually very impressed. Just yank the restraining clip in the front
and the power supply comes right out. Swapping supplies took seconds.
> I am suprised it did any damage, actually. Every SMPSU I've worked on has
> current limiting, and just about anything you can do to the outputs
> (short them to ground or to each other) will shut the power supply down,
> but won't do any permanent damage. I'd be interested to know just what
> did fail.
The fuse near the AC input did blow but it appears to have blown too late.
There are multiple scorch marks all over the board. At least three
resistors no longer "resist" and one transistor seems dead also.
Now, why did the disk drive do that?
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