The buzzing definitely seems to be coming from the motor. I put a plastic tool to the casing and could feel it vibrating. However, I can turn it by hand (clockwise) and see all the gears and striker mechanisms working.
It did manage to work briefly yesterday.. it did kind of a 'reset'. But yeah.. not today. -----Original Message----- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Paul Koning Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 4:28 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Subject: Re: ASR 33 buzzing > On Oct 13, 2016, at 7:14 PM, Brad H <vintagecompu...@bettercomputing.net> wrote: > > Posting around hoping somebody might be able to point me in the right > direction. I tried greenkeys but no response. > > > > I have an ASR 33 I got. When I plug it in on Line mode there is a > clicking in the power supply area and nothing else. If I put it to > Off or Local, there is a loud buzzing sound and eventually a 2A fuse > on the back left side of the machine blows. It's like something's > stuck but the noise is kind of hard to pin down. Wondering if there's > any Model 33 experienced guys out there. :) > Given the blown fuse I'd suspect a stuck mechanism, so the motor is stalled and you're getting overcurrent. Try turning the motor by hand to confirm. paul
