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| 104583 | 2002-12-10 01:44:00 | an AT286 back in those days would have cost you at least $8000 + :D | SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 104584 | 2002-12-10 02:55:00 | There is usually a fuse in the power supply . You can remove it with a bit of unpluggery, and taking out the four screws on the back . NOT the screws which hold the fan inside the PSU . ;-) . Then there will be some more screws to remove to get the cover off the supply . Be careful . . . there can be lots of DC volts in there . It'll probably be a 3 or 4 amp 3AG (glass tube) fuse . But the fuse shouldn't blow . . . those supplies normally just shut down if they overheat, but the fuse will blow if the main capacitor goes short or the bridge rectifier misbehaves . I don't think it's the fan, because you say there is nothing at all at starting . A stopped fan will take a while to shut down the PSU . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 104585 | 2002-12-10 07:15:00 | Graham The point about the PSU fan is quite straightforward . Whether 230 volt or 12 volt powered, if it isn't running the power supply isn't going, ergo: the fuse might be blown . For a non-technical type trying to sort out a problem, simple indicators can be useful . Cheers Billy 8-{) :D |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 104586 | 2002-12-10 21:14:00 | thanks for the help re finding fuse it's blown thanks again.. | johnboy (217) | ||
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