GeekDot
Well-known member
Hey gang,
I could cry like a baby... Restaurated my Q950, cleaned it, gave it a nice retrobright sunbath, tidied-up the A/UX installation and being annoyed by the loud fan, I went for the final step replacing it with something more silent and while at it, I gave the PSU a good blow of fresh air to undust it.
Power-on and..... bzzzzzzt, poof, holy smoke. The PSU went the way of the dodo (Nope, the polarity of the fan was correct) - Only god knows if it was the undusting or just about time to die...
So here's my request for help:
a) How do I get that damn PSU opened?! All screws removed and it's clear that there are 2 case parts sticked together but they don't move a bit :-/
From the outside I can see a bursted varistor near the back-end of the PSU. So that's where the smoke came from...
b) Does anybody know where to get a new Q9xx PSU preferably in Europe (given its weight)?
Thanks for helping & Cheers,
Axel
I could cry like a baby... Restaurated my Q950, cleaned it, gave it a nice retrobright sunbath, tidied-up the A/UX installation and being annoyed by the loud fan, I went for the final step replacing it with something more silent and while at it, I gave the PSU a good blow of fresh air to undust it.
Power-on and..... bzzzzzzt, poof, holy smoke. The PSU went the way of the dodo (Nope, the polarity of the fan was correct) - Only god knows if it was the undusting or just about time to die...
So here's my request for help:
a) How do I get that damn PSU opened?! All screws removed and it's clear that there are 2 case parts sticked together but they don't move a bit :-/
From the outside I can see a bursted varistor near the back-end of the PSU. So that's where the smoke came from...
b) Does anybody know where to get a new Q9xx PSU preferably in Europe (given its weight)?
Thanks for helping & Cheers,
Axel