On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 11:59 AM Anders Nelson via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote:
> Cool, thanks for your take. I found some articles: > > - > > http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/funwithtubes/steps_to_first_power_on.html > - http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/funwithtubes/Restore_cap.html > > Given this unit doesn't have any tubes, I imagine the motor drivers/amps in > this thing would simply go to zero output with shorted caps. The PSU might > blow the fuse and/or rectifier with a shorted bulk output cap. This unit is > very difficult to remove from the rack it's in so I'm trying to avoid > preemptive repairs. > I'd personally say that since it hasn't been off for that long (less than 3 years) and since it sounds like you're not interested in taking it apart, I'd just plug it back in, and see how that goes. As a minimal step, I might disconnect the PSU from the rest of the drive, and plug it in like that for a moment, but it's probably best to not run it without a load for very long. Pat
