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Re: Bad power supply: can it be fixed?

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From: Robert Bauer
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1990 20:07
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In article <1990Jan11.162536.4502@oswego.Oswego.EDU>, ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff) writes:
> In article <1990Jan9.214357.29911@Neon.Stanford.EDU> carter@Neon.Stanford.EDU (Thomas J. Carter) writes:
>>The power supply on my SE died and I replaced it myself.  Consequently,
>>I still have the old one.  Does anyone know what the cause of power
>>supply death usually is and how it might be fixed?  
>>
> 
> I just got a packet of information for a place called Soft Solutions,
> which calls itself "THE Alternative Source for Macintosh Service and Parts".
> They are located at 907 River Road, Suite #98, Eugene OR  97404,
> (503) 485-4529.
> 
> They offer a number of "kits" and supplies for do-it-yourself repairs,
> for example the "Plus/512K/128K Upgrade/Repair Kit" inlcudes a new flyback
> transformer, capacitors, rectifiers, plugs, etc for $51.  A similar 
> "SE Analog Board Repair Kit" which they claim "Provides parts to repair
> 95% of failed boards..." sells for $41.  They also sell the individual 
> components as well as cases, complete analog boards and will do repairs.
> BTW, they included a schematic of the SE analog board with all this info
> at no cost "...provided for educational purposes only...." (with LOTS of
> disclaimers :-).  They sell similar schematics for the plus, etc.
> 
> ANYWAY, I have absolutely no personal experience with these guys, so
> DON'T TAKE THIS AS A RECOMMENDATION!!!  I just thought it was interesting,
> and that other people might make use of the information.  For more details,
> contact Soft Solutions at the address/phone above (don't ask me, 'cause
> I don''t know anything more than I've already written :-)
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Boyd Ostroff, Technical Director ||||||| System Administrator, "The CallBoard"
> Theatre Department, SUNY Oswego  ||||||| Serving the performing arts since 1986
>         (315) 341-2987           ||||||| (315) 947-6414  300/1200/2400 baud 8N1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU     ...!rutgers!rochester!kodak!gizzmo!cboard!ostroff 


That's their FAX #.  Their voice line is 503 461 1136
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From: RBAUER@oregon.uoregon.edu (Robert Bauer)
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Subject: Re: Bad power supply: can it be fixed?
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Date: 12 Jan 90 20:07:56 GMT
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