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Brian Gaff
Apr 15, 2013, 10:30:49 AM4/15/13
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I have not forgotten these. the sad fact is that I've now run up a few of
these and not one of them has powered up successfully. All make a nasty phut
noise and a little crack and then lock up the speccy. The source of a
noxious smell has been traced to a tiny tantalum 'bag of resin' type
capaacitor which is across a supply rail on the edge connector inside the
box. The obvious conclusion is that these capacitors have gone leaky
through disuse and damp or whatever and sadly all will have to be replaced,
but I have my doubts if any other capacitors of a similar kind of which same
are visible I gather, will be in the same conditon. and really its going to
be an issue A: getting them all changed or to supply as is if someone blows
up their spectrum buy tring to run one.
Thoughts?
Brian
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these and not one of them has powered up successfully. All make a nasty phut
noise and a little crack and then lock up the speccy. The source of a
noxious smell has been traced to a tiny tantalum 'bag of resin' type
capaacitor which is across a supply rail on the edge connector inside the
box. The obvious conclusion is that these capacitors have gone leaky
through disuse and damp or whatever and sadly all will have to be replaced,
but I have my doubts if any other capacitors of a similar kind of which same
are visible I gather, will be in the same conditon. and really its going to
be an issue A: getting them all changed or to supply as is if someone blows
up their spectrum buy tring to run one.
Thoughts?
Brian
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The email is valid as bri...@blueyonder.co.uk
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Brian Gaff
Apr 16, 2013, 3:57:12 AM4/16/13
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I must de crumb my keyboard by the looks of that message...
Brian
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Hanno Foest
Jun 2, 2013, 7:47:41 PM6/2/13
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Am 15.04.2013 16:30, schrieb Brian Gaff
> I have not forgotten these. the sad fact is that I've now run up a few of
> these and not one of them has powered up successfully. All make a nasty phut
> noise and a little crack and then lock up the speccy. The source of a
> noxious smell has been traced to a tiny tantalum 'bag of resin' type
> capaacitor which is across a supply rail on the edge connector inside the
> box.
Haven't seen any followup to this. The capacitor issue should be easy to
fix, even if there are others of the same kind. Do you still have the
defective modems?
Hanno
> I have not forgotten these. the sad fact is that I've now run up a few of
> these and not one of them has powered up successfully. All make a nasty phut
> noise and a little crack and then lock up the speccy. The source of a
> noxious smell has been traced to a tiny tantalum 'bag of resin' type
> capaacitor which is across a supply rail on the edge connector inside the
> box.
fix, even if there are others of the same kind. Do you still have the
defective modems?
Hanno
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