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From: gale@virtech.uucp (Gale A. Botwick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Power Supply for 286 compatible.
Message-ID: <1991Jun14.030247.27718@virtech.uucp>
Date: 14 Jun 91 03:02:47 GMT
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akn9162@usl.edu (Nayak Anup K) writes:

>Hi Netters,
>	I have recently acquired a 286 compatible without any 
>doccumentation whatsoever. The brand is 'Miata'. While installing,
>it was powered on by mistake with the voltage selector at 230v position.
>The power supply has gone dead and a friend estimated that it might
>take about $40 to  $50 worth of components to repair it. Can someone 
>suggest if it would be better to try to repair it or go for a new 
>power supply. Recently, someone posted that a PS may be available for 
>about $40. The power supply in my PC is a 'Senstron' make. If someone is 
>familiar with any sources for the said brand of PC or power supply,
>please mail me a list.I have checked some mail order sources from mags, but I
>can't be sure if the power supply provided by them will fit my PC (at
>least electrically). I will apreciate your suggestions.

>----Anup K Nayak
>email--- akn9162@usl.edu

Don't be too concerned with replacing the power supply with the same brand.
Measure it and note if there is an on/off switch on it or not.  If it's like
most power supplies on ATs, it can be replaced easily.  It's not worth
fixing.  I would recommend the Seventeam 200W power supply.  Electrically,
they are rather standard with a set number of connectors... If you need a 
source for purchasing a good power supply, I can provide you with one and/or
get a price quote for you.  I am a reseller and can usually get a better
price than the average buyer.

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