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From: bryce@hoser.berkeley.edu (Bryce Nesbitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga 500 power supply problems
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Date: Tue, 10-Nov-87 03:41:59 EST
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In article <4405@pyr.gatech.EDU> gt4785b@pyr.UUCP (David Carter) writes:
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>  1) What specifically is the problem with the old style of power supplies?

Local repair people say that the insides would crack if the supply was
dropped.  No problems as long as it was only used (and not abused).
Don't smother *any* of the supplies in carpet and you'll be just fine.

All in all, it's not a big deal.


>  3) Is there a way to tell in advance what type of power supply a 500 has?
>     (perhaps from its serial number)

The old A500 power supply "bricks" weighed as such.  *heavy*  The new ones
weigh quite a bit less.  Wild guess at the wieght of the new ones: less than
2 lb.
An A500 with serial CA1005800 was observed to have a lightweight
supply.


>The dealers here aren't even aware of the problem.

They may never have had the problem.


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