At 11:40 PM -0700 8/30/01, Hans Johnson wrote:
>>Hi, Listers-
>>
>>It's good to be back on here after some vacation time. However, the reason
>>which prompted me to do this is NOT so good. My Duo Dock II started
>>ticking... and it won't take in the Duo. I'm guessing that this is the
>>dreaded "tick of death" I've heard tell about, right? I'm also guessing
>>that this means "bad power supply"???
>
>Means that it's a bad capacitor in the power supply. if you look at
>http://discovery.geeks.dhs.org/~hans/photos/culprit.jpg you can see a
>picture of the sucker.
>
>>
>>What is the best, least expensive (if the two can be used together in the
>>same sentence) fix for this? I really don't want to sink a fortune into the
>>Duo, as I'm considering getting an iBook one of these days. Can anyone help
>>me?
>
>it's a pretty easy fix, if you're at all familiar with a soldering
>Iron. The dead part is a $0.10 part from Rat Shack too. :) Replace
>this thing with a new one and things are as good as new. I found
>complete instructions on fixing it complete with pictures, but I
>can't seem to find the URL right now.
Here's some old info from the list:
>Here's some prior list info on the topic ... It's a capacitor, not a fuse
>that you replace.
>
>ds
>
>
>> From: Dean Suhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 10:03:57 -0800
>> To: Multiple recipients of DuoList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: [Duo] Re: Ticking Duo Docks - Power Supply
>>
>> Here is some info from prior discussion on this list. I haven't fixed my
>> one bad dock since I've still got a good one - but the reports seem good.
>> Note the pictures on Max's website if you don't know what a capacitor
>> looks like.
>>
>> Dean
>>
>>
>>>>>>> On 5/14/99 10:18 AM, Max Dichter wrote... <<<<<
>>
>>> I replaced the capacitor in the power supply for a total cost of $1.19
>>> It was fairly easy to do. If you are good with your hands I don't think
>>> you should have a problem. Check out Sean Cleary's page on how to do it.
>>>
>>> http://zimmer.of the top cover. It will then
>>>slide
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>>> exposed dock area. One hole should be in the middle, and the other to the
>>> right. There is a captive screw at the bottom of each hole. Unscrew each
>>> screw untill you can push the screw down, and it springs back up, and feels
>>> kind of loose. This will allow you to seperate the dock platform and main
>>> PCB from the bottom half of the dock. Unplug the supply from the PCB before
>>> you lift that section out, or it won't work. The power supply connector can
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