Dell complaints

hotrodlincoln · Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:11 pm Post subject: Pinging Rocke

Rocke:

I have a home built Pentium 166 that has a power supply that's dying. The local store where I got its innards has long since gone belly up, and so have many nearby "Mom & Pop" PC stores recently.

Any suggestions on where I can get a NEW replacement power supply for an AT motherboard?

Rocke_T_Sinetist · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:00 pm Post subject:

Dang. Sorry Linc. I have no exposure to the replacement parts market. I'm pretty sure nothing currently made will work, standards have changed, current boards don't use -5V like old ones do. I'd bet that somebody has a stock of rebuilt AT supplies ('new' would be questionable, capacitors don't like sitting on a shelf for 15 years without being operated). Not a clue who though.
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KE7EHA · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject:

you could aslo build your own power supply. Here's a schematic for the output voltages of an AT power supply:

http://www.informit.com/content/images/chap3_078972927X/elementLinks/03fig01.jpg

I'll see if I can come up with a schematic for an easy to build AT power supply.
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Cyberian · Regular Hater Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 31

hotrodlincoln · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject: Re: Pinging Rocke

Cyberian · Regular Hater Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 31

Cyberian · Regular Hater Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 31

CensusPC has new 300W:

http://www.censuspc.com/Athena-Power-300W-AT-Switcing-Power-Supply-OEM-pr-4069.html

hotrodlincoln · Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject: Re: Pinging Rocke