Some days you have the oddest luck

#1 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 - 05:40

So, I recently traded my spare Pismo to BGoins12 for an MDD without a power supply. Over the weekend, I put a post on the LEM swap list looking for one. Disappointed with a lack of responses, I decided to hit up ebay for a power supply.

Two hours after buying one on ebay, I get an email offering me one of the pre-exchange MDD power supplies (the noisy ones) free for the cost of shipping.

Needless to say, I am taking it... but definately have to wonder about my timing.

#2 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 - 14:19

Nice... like I had mentioned, just avoid the Samsung 360w and the ACBel 360w.... the 400W is loud, but is far more robust. My MDD has a 400W ACBel dated 3-2004, and it shows no signs of dying. I heard that the ACBel 360w lasts longer than the Samsung, but I'm not sure. All I know is that the Samsung ones in general were epic fails.

#3 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 - 14:34

Good luck indeed. I have a dead MDD lying here for ages awaiting a PSU transplant. I just haven't came across any suitable donor machines or PSUs.

#4 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 - 23:17

Seems like MDD have had PS issues forever, one of the reasons I never bothered to buy one (they are offered cheap on LEMswap once in a while from a guy in Michigan).

Having a spare PS would be the smart thing to do if the ebay one fails (they don't seem to take out the motherboard when they fail do they?).

#5 Thu, 1 Dec 2011 - 18:07

We need a Larry Pina type chapter on MDD Power Supply refurbishment....

#6 Thu, 1 Dec 2011 - 19:09

The most comprehensive information I could find was at http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14077.

#7 Thu, 1 Dec 2011 - 22:16

> (they don't seem to take out the motherboard when they fail do they?).

Not in my experience. When my MDD PS died, I just replaced it and back to business.