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From: richard@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Richard Begg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
Subject: Atari 520STE Power Supply
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Date: 28 May 91 03:55:56 GMT
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Hello Atari fans...

I was asked to have a look at a friend's atari 520-STE which had died,
it had a severe power supply fault which involved the main 
fuse blowing in a rather impressive manner.  I am assuming at this stage
that the transformer is at fault (a resistance test seems to confirm this).
However the problem is that the transformer is a rather strange looking
beast which may well be impossible to source here in oz.  I rang the
Australian parts distributer who claim that they can only supply the 
power supply as a whole and they want AUS$170 for it.  Now I reckon that this
is a bit steep as I can pick up a whole machine second hand for about 
AUS $400.

What I was wondering was if it would be possible to source the transformer
overseas, or perhaps the whole power supply at a reasonable price.  At this
stage I am open to suggestions.  If anyone in Oz has any ideas
that would be even better.

Thanks in advance...

-- 
Richard Begg (richard@asis.unimelb.edu.au)
Programmer ASIS/ITS - University of Melbourne (AUSTRALIA)

PS: E-Mail preferred as I don't usually read this group.