on 17/10/00 21:46, Tom P at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Well, with all the problems I had, and being a bit tired at the end of a day
>
> [snip]
>
> What, were you connected to a VanDeGraf generator at the time ? Thats
> must of been one heck of a shock !
>
>
>>
>> My question is, is my Duo dead? Can you start it from a battery after a
>> power manager reset? Any suggestion? If something is fried, what could it
>> be? Is there a power supply on a Duo? Should I try to replace this? Or get a
>> new power adapter to see if it helps?
>
> Let it sit overnight and let the gremlins drain out (seriously). if
> that doesnt work, strip it down totally, and swap parts out and see
> if it the motherboard causing the prblems. Double-check the silver
> capacitors near the power plug for any scorch marks or smells.
>
> You do have spare parts, dont you ? Any mad scientist worth his salt
> should have a good stock of PARTS !
Well, I had it only for a week. I've started collecting parts I could find,
like a upper casing and a set of hard disk screws, but nothing else so far
;-)
>
>> Folks, I need some positive thoughts, or it's going to be the worst day I
>> had in a very long time... Sniff Sniff...
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> -Laurent.
>>
>> P.S.: Mark, I think you got a bunch of Duo the other day. Anything useful to
>> me that you would be willing to part with?
>
> Dont panic. Worst case, I bet the motherboard is bad, and that isnt
> the expensive part (the screen is).
>
> Dont know about the EN/SC. A melted part is a "bad thing" in mad
> scientist parlance. If you could find the same part and do some
> surgery you might be able to fix it.
I'm the least worried about the EN/SC. I could probably find another one for
$10 or so. It's really my Duo that is worrying me...
-Laurent.
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