Re: Repairs

Garth Boyd <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.user-groups.linux.ottawa.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Thanks Howard,

If this was MY pc I would agree. But I have a good neighbour and I would 
like to keep it that way. I don't want to, nor do I have the dosh right 
now, to pay for a replacement PC by making a mistake.

G

Howard Krakower wrote:
> 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
>>>>>
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