In a message dated 7/9/02 11:22:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< The other symptom is that the power brick, which usually gets pretty warm, is now extremely hot when plugged in--I don't know what this means. >> If the brick won't generate an output to the 5300, yet it gets extremely hot ... much hotter than when operating on 120 volts (in North America) OR 240 volts (overseas), then something is terribly wrong inside. If it was flup-flupping, then the problem would be a short in the secondary side, so I suspect the problem is in the primary side or in the converter. Usually, a primary side failure is catastrophic, and result in the fuse being blown. Converter malfunctions are MOST difficult to troubleshoot, and the voltages involved are quite high ... about 340 volts. A generic brick which produces 24 volts dc at greater than 1.88 amps could be used. I'd look for one rated 24 volts at 2 amps. The brick is indeed "autosensing". If the autosensing circuit was malfunctioning, I would expect a failure in the primary side, as that's the only place which the autosensing circuit has any effect. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
