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IIsi PSU repair
A couple of weeks ago i tested my new (to me) Quicktake, using the IIsi for that purpose.
After 15 minutes, the IIsi turned itself off, with a loud bang and smoke coming from the PSU.
I waited for one minute, hit the switch again...and the IIsi came to life with no trouble.
I used the units for a pair of hours and all was OK.
Obviously, something was wrong anyway, and as i only have one PSU for my two units, i decided today to brake the PSU open.
One of the caps has gone bad, and i was able to find one locally:
Removing the old unit and getting the new one was just a couple of minutes.
Back to service again.
After 15 minutes, the IIsi turned itself off, with a loud bang and smoke coming from the PSU.
I waited for one minute, hit the switch again...and the IIsi came to life with no trouble.
I used the units for a pair of hours and all was OK.
Obviously, something was wrong anyway, and as i only have one PSU for my two units, i decided today to brake the PSU open.
One of the caps has gone bad, and i was able to find one locally:
Removing the old unit and getting the new one was just a couple of minutes.
Back to service again.
you said that you only have one PSU for 2 machines?
maybe the same issue is wrong with the other psu?
Wonder if this cap is a common failure point.
maybe the same issue is wrong with the other psu?
Wonder if this cap is a common failure point.
Yes, the second one was sent to Zuiko21 (a member of 68k) in the first place i should have kept only one IIsi, but the second one was kept incomplete as a guinea pig.
Nice troubleshooting and repair as well.
