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From: jsd@UMass.BITNET (Jonathan S. Drukman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Power Supplies (followup)
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Date: 7 Jan 89 18:42:23 GMT
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Thanks to all who responded to my question about why my power supply
has seen fit to die every 18 months or so.  Basically, nobody had any
real solid facts, but some interesting suppositions came to light.
Particularly, one fellow suggested that my RAM expansion kit (I have
a 520 with one meg) may be putting a heavier load on the supply than it is
accustomed to.  Also, it turns out that most people out there leave their
machines on 24 hours a day.  I've decided to adopt that policy since it
can only lower stress on the supply.  I do shut the monitor off though.
I was unable to find out the voltages coming out of the transformer though -
I suppose I'll open up my new one some day and figure it out and try to
get a replacement so I can keep a backup supply around.

Thanks again for the help, guys!

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