Hi I would respectfully disagree with this post. It is not the main
capacitor(s) which goes out, but a little dinky one about the size of
a pencil eraser, IF you have the TICK OF DEATH problem. Radio Shack
doesn't sell the same voltage rating as the defective unit--they sell
one HIGHER which is better. They sell the same capacitor value, only
with a higher voltage rating--it is a repair that will last longer
than the bum part Apple's Italian supplier put in.
This is not to say that the larger capacitors in the power supply
don't go bad, only they don't usually cause the tick of death
scenario. I agree that the larger capacitors are usually not carried
by Radio Shack, but are available at an electronic parts store (as is
the C28 replacement). I would agree that it's a hard repair to do.
> >On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Tom and Lisa Peters wrote:
>>
>>> >Hi,
>>> >Could someone do me a great favour and send me the bit by bit
>>>instructions
>>> >for how to cure your own 'ticking dock'. Mine's finally succumbed and for
>>> >some obscure reason I can't seem to find the instructions which I'd so
>>> >carefully stored. I think it's a case of storing them so well I can't
>>> >remember where I hid them :-)
>>
>>Sorry if this seems a little brief, but the odds are that if you are a lay
>>person fixing this may be too difficult. You have to drill out some
>>rivets to open up the power supply and then desolder and replace a
>>thru-hole component or two. At any rate the main filter capacitors in the
>
>
>Well, For one of my projects, I desoldered the switch off of a 6100
>power supply and replaced it with wires to a new switch (part of
>"Frankentosh", my 6100 in a ATX case project).
>
>>power supply have blown or dried out. You have to replace them, and you
>>have to be careful to get a replacement electrolitic capacitor that has
>>the the same or higher ratings and to insert it with the right polarity.
>>I'm not sure if Radio Shack carries capacitors that large. It would
>>probably be simpler to get a replacement power supply or for that matter
>>getting a replacement dock might be even more simple.
>>
>>Ryan
>
>Gimme Gimme !
>
>Mad Dog
>
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