Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site mtgzy.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!houxm!mtuxo!mtgzy!ker From: ker@mtgzy.UUCP (k.e.roser) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16 Subject: More ST TROUBLES Message-ID: <1658@mtgzy.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Mar-86 11:01:57 EST Article-I.D.: mtgzy.1658 Posted: Wed Mar 12 11:01:57 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Mar-86 04:59:48 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 28 Well, another week has gone by and I still don't have a working 520ST. It has been in repair since January 16th. Would you believe that I sent the computer and power supply together along with a note stating the power supply was blown and they only fixed the computer. They sent me back a fixed (?) 520 and the same blown power supply. Thank goodness I checked the power supply before plugging it into the computer. I now have to send back the power supply and they will send back a new one. Note, I MUST send mine back first even though I was told the old black one will be replaced (supposedly they have a design problem that causes +5 to go to +15V). Therefore I assume it will take another week to get another supply, assuming they are available. A word of advise. I have been told that if you have the old black "brick" power supply for the 520ST (P/N CO70099-3) you can be in the same situation as me. There is a design problem that can cause the +5 volt supply to provide +15 volts. This extra voltage does not make the computer work three times faster (3 X 5 = 15). It puts you in the same position I am in. Your computer will have to take a trip to the local repair shop for an extended vacation, hopefully not > 2 months as in my case. The advise I've been given is to get ATARI to replace your old power supply with the newer model. Supposedly the old supply is a disaster waiting to happen. Again, let me emphasize I am repeating what I was told. This is not my opinion and do not claim originality for these claims.