| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
Can anyone help with diagnosing a problem on the Power Supply of my
sons A500?
The internal fuse has been replaced but blows again immediately.
I need either a circuit diagram or the name / address of a repair
facility in the UK, preferably near Basingstoke/Reading.
Adrian
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| 3693.1 | WELMTS::FINNIS | Peter Finnis at Welwyn | Tue Apr 24 1990 12:21 | 9 | |
Hi Adrian,
Can't help with the why.
But if you pick up a copy of Amiga Format from your Newsagent.
There are places that do repairs in there I think .
Hope this helps
Pete
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| 3693.2 | WJG::GUINEAU | Tue Apr 24 1990 16:31 | 11 | ||
> But if you pick up a copy of Amiga Format from your Newsagent. Hmm. I just picked up a copy of Amiga Format with disk while I was in England last week (on business :-( ). Seems like a half decent magazine, but the disk had some neat games demos on it ! john | |||||
| 3693.3 | WELMTS::FINNIS | Peter Finnis at Welwyn | Wed Apr 25 1990 08:58 | 8 | |
Yes it is a good magazine..
At present they are running an article on the Menace Game
i.e. How it was arrived at and most of the source in Assembler,
quite interesting.
Pete
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| 3693.4 | Does this help? | WELSWS::EDWARDS | Wed Apr 25 1990 12:09 | 33 | |
Adrian, If you turn the PSU over you will see four dimples more or less at each corner. These are plugged recesses which contain the screws holding the two halves of the PSU box together. Remove the plugs (possibly by drilling a pilot hole in which you insert a wood screw which you can then pull out with pliers, hopefully bringing the plug with it!) You can then remove the screws and split the box. You can now see the circuits which are standard IC type regulators. Also FYI a company called:- Midland Computer Repair Services, Unit 1, The Old Dairy, North Street, Melton Mowbray, Leics., LE13 I1NL (that post code looks funny to me!) has a range of booklets they call "TECHADE" (diagnostic fault-finding guides) for the Commodore C64,C64C,C128,A500,1541 disc drive. The one for the A500 was supposedto be out in Dec 89 but was still not available in Feb 90. They do, of course, repair them and anyway most High Street shops will send them away and charge you handling as well. Paul. | |||||