ishbooisland
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Hi all,
First post here. I have an SE FDHD that I got for 35 bucks off of a person on Craig's list. I got it about a year ago, and up until this morning it has worked fine every time I turned it on. When I got it I first checked for any leaking capacitors, and removed the old battery that was luckily not damaged. Recently I put together a DIY wifi232 and got it online, but after shutting down yesterday, now I can't get the computer to come on at all. When I hit the switch, nothing happens at all, no fan, no sound, no CRT. I took off the analog board, and removed the power supply to see if any power was coming from it at all. The voltages looked good except the -12V which was reading as around -10 V. Since it seems like there is power coming from the PSU to some extent, I'm planning on buying the capacitors to recap the analog board, despite no leakage. What are your thoughts on the -10V? Should I also recap the PSU? I believe it's the Astec PSU, so maybe more worth it to just upgrade to a modern PSU? Ebay has the Sony models for about 50, could be another route. I'm just a little surprised that it died so suddenly, none of the CRT flickering or dim issues, or random shut downs have happened prior to this. Thanks for any input
First post here. I have an SE FDHD that I got for 35 bucks off of a person on Craig's list. I got it about a year ago, and up until this morning it has worked fine every time I turned it on. When I got it I first checked for any leaking capacitors, and removed the old battery that was luckily not damaged. Recently I put together a DIY wifi232 and got it online, but after shutting down yesterday, now I can't get the computer to come on at all. When I hit the switch, nothing happens at all, no fan, no sound, no CRT. I took off the analog board, and removed the power supply to see if any power was coming from it at all. The voltages looked good except the -12V which was reading as around -10 V. Since it seems like there is power coming from the PSU to some extent, I'm planning on buying the capacitors to recap the analog board, despite no leakage. What are your thoughts on the -10V? Should I also recap the PSU? I believe it's the Astec PSU, so maybe more worth it to just upgrade to a modern PSU? Ebay has the Sony models for about 50, could be another route. I'm just a little surprised that it died so suddenly, none of the CRT flickering or dim issues, or random shut downs have happened prior to this. Thanks for any input