Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ddi1!lrark!rick From: rick@lrark.UUCP (Rick Mobley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Sad Mac - help! Summary: Its power supply time Message-ID: <561@lrark.UUCP> Date: 30 Oct 90 04:50:42 GMT References: Reply-To: rick@lrark.UUCP (Rick Mobley) Organization: LRTUG - Little Rock Tech User Group - Little Rock, Arkansas. Lines: 19 In article su0z+@andrew.cmu.edu (Sherman Uitzetter) writes: > > > I have an old Fat Mac (circa 1985) to which I've upgraded the ROMS >and floppy drive, and added a Dove MacSnap 548s(??) (not sure of the >number - it's the one with 2megs + scsi). > Recently (within the last two months), it's been acting up on me. I'll >be using it and suddenly lots of vertical, randomly flickering lines will jump >around on the screen image, and the computer will freeze. Its time to replace the power supply. That is the most common point of failure I see when extras are added inside. Shop around for a replacement. The new replacement power supplies should hold up better. -- rick@lrark.UUCP * bang path --> uunet!ddi1!lrark!rick * Ricky Mobley * LRTUG (501) 224-9454 * 1800 Sanford Dr. #4 * GEnie Unix RT SysOp address LRARK * Little Rock, AR 72207 * WB5FDP.AR.USA.NA wb5fdp.ampr.org *