Re[2]: Repairs
Howard Krakower <[email protected]>
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Changing a power supply is not brain surgery. Just pick up a reasonably good one (try Everbest, just beside the CS CO-OP at 90 Roberston Rd in Bells Corners. Make sure you take proper precautions against ESD (electo-static discharge) when you do it. The task should take about 1/2 hour. Howard Monday, December 29, 2008, 1:19:43 PM, Garth Boyd wrote: GB> Hi All, GB> As you know I recently requested a reference to a good PC repair shop. GB> The reason for this question was that my neighbour, a new arrival from GB> the US , had a wonky PC. When I plugged it in the power supply fan was GB> not operating. GB> We talked a lot about it being 110 or 220 but we confirmed that the GB> supply was set to 110. I later found out that when they chose components GB> they selected the cheapest power supply they could get. GB> So they intend to check out one of the references for repairs - trailing GB> edge I believe. GB> Thanks for all the suggestions. GB> Merry Christmas and happy new year. GB> Cheers, GB> Garth >> On Sat, 27 Dec 2008, Garth Boyd wrote: >> >>> No. It was on 110. It was eventually revealed that they purchased the cheapest >>> power supply possible. >>> >>> G >>> >>> >>> Andy Civil wrote: >>>> Howard Krakower wrote: >>>>> Q - did you flip the small switch on the power supply from 220-volts >>>>> to 110-volts? >>>>> >>>> Heh - I said that ;-) It must be right because now two brains think so... >>>> >>>> So, Garth, did you check in to this? Now two of us want to know! >>>> >>>> Merry Christmas >>>> >>> -- >>> OCLUG general discussion list >>> [email protected] >>> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug >>> -- ZedNet Technologies visit us at http://www.zed.net -- OCLUG general discussion list [email protected] http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/oclug