At 8:03 9/27/99 -0500, James Taylor wrote:
>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
Sounds like you reversed the polarity.
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