Mac Plus with (minor) issues

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu Apr 29 18:02:15 2004

> The analog board from those Macs was notoriously flaky. Lots of under
> rated parts that burned out easily. Probably Apple worst power supplies.

That figures from Apple :-(

> Ironically, the 2nd worst are the CRT iMacs that brought back that same
> style computer. And ironically, the iMacs are bad for the same reason,
> under rated components that burned out from normal use. You would think
> Apple would have been more careful the 2nd time around :-)

You mean 'at least 3rd time around'. The Apple ][ PSU is marginal, or at
least mine was. The 5V line was rated (IIRC) at 2.5A. A mainboard,
language card, disk controller, and 1 drive (i.e. not a very full
machine) exceeded that on my meter. Perhaps I was just unlucky and had
parts that took more current than normal, but I had a lot of trouble with
the Apple ]['s PSU...

-tony
Received on Thu Apr 29 2004 - 18:02:15 BST