You are not alone...
I tried replacing the capacitor over the weekend with no success. The first
attempt seemed promising - I plugged in the power supply and there was no
ticking. Then, I put it back in the dock connected the peripherals, and
tried inserting the duo. The docking motor made a brief grinding noise and
then...ticking...and a few moments later ... poof! Curiosity forced me to
re-open the power supply and I found that my newly installed capacitor had
blown apart.
I went back to Radio Shack, bought a second capacitor, and installed it
only to be greeted by more ticking. I'm going to junk it now and buy a new
power supply.
JT
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Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 9:34 PM
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Subject: [Duo] Re: Ticking Duo Docks - Power Supply
Is it only me or has anyone else replaced the capacitor and still had a bad
power supply? Was it my imagination or did somebody know a place that
swaps
out the bad for good power supplies for $25? (No disrespect to sponsor).
Thanks.
Jim
<< >I replaced the capacitor in the power supply for a total cost of $1.19
>It was fairly easy to do. If you are good with your hands I don't think
>you should have a problem. Check out Sean Cleary's page on how to do it.
>
>http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~cleary/computers/duo.html >>
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Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html>
Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts
for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104
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