I'm so stupid... Was: Head Cleaners

From: Bill Dawson <whdawson_at_localisps.net>
Date: Wed Jun 30 16:02:55 2004

Phil wrote:

> I think I've still got a power supply somewhere that has a flaky 5V
> regulator. Sometimes the regulator starts up fine, then runs for
> hours. Other times it just sits there dead - strangely enough, drumming
one's
> fingers on the casing usually gets the regulator to start. I'll fix the
dry
> joint on the PCB when my Farnell L30B bench PSU dies. Speaking of which,
does
> anyone have a service manual for the Farnell L30B power supply?
> One of these days, I'll build a custom power supply. At the very least,
the
> L30B needs its switches, one of the meters and all of the potentiometers
> replacing. Oh, and I need to find two self-tapping (?) screws to hold the
> side panels on. Bleagh.


Perhaps a crude fix for the flaky 5V supply would be to add 5 self tapping
screws to the area where the finger drumming works. Although I'm sure Tony
would point out that what's really needed are 4 self tapping screws and a
thumbscrew...

Bill
Received on Wed Jun 30 2004 - 16:02:55 BST