On Sunday 09 Jan 2005 18:47, J or M Montgomery wrote: > On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 12:20:46 -0500 > > et <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > starting it to see if there was any difference. It ran longer this > > > time, maybe 10 seconds, then there was a blue flash in the vicinity of > > > the power supply and it cut off. Oh well, I think this one is beyond > > > me. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > SW > > > > time for a power supply.... > > -- > > Perhaps not. > Some time ago I cleaned the box out with air and when I powered up, I had > the blue flash experience. After getting my internal organs back in their > proper places, I took the cover off the power supply and had to laugh. A > spider had taken up residence in the power supply and built a web which > apparently had been quite productive, judging by empty carcasses. The blast > of air, I assume moved the web enough to create a short. Truly a computer > bug, well, perhaps a computer arachnid). I replaced the fuse in the power > supply and am still running. Be sure you use a fast acting fuse. > > Cheers > > John Montgomery Glad it worked out ok. I once found a mouse nest in an old ICL mini computer ! -- Guy Fualks - The only man to enter the houses of Parliament with honest intentions, (he was going to blow them up).
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