[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-11-18 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
Maciej W. Rozycki via cctalk wrote: > > Same here, five 1800uF 25V caps to replace in the H7821 according to my > notes. Overall if you spot a cap that says SXF on it, then replace it > right away whether already leaking or not. These were made by Chemi-con. > Other Chemi-con lines

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-11-17 Thread Maciej W. Rozycki via cctalk
On Wed, 2 Nov 2022, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: > > Did you have to replace the power LED at all? I've just bench-tested the PSU > > I've swapped the X2 cap in (luckily it powers up without a load, so all I > > did was hook up a DVM and check out the voltages), and I noticed that the > > LED

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-11-16 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 15/11/2022 23:22, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: My experience with a H7822 is that when all the diagnostic LEDs stay lit, DC OK is probably not getting asserted so the power supply might still not be working 100% correctly.  In the H7822, DC OK seems to be the purple lead and high

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-11-15 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
On 15/11/2022 10:06, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: On 24/10/2022 21:07, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: the bitsbox one may be a teensy bit to large but the ebay one should fit nicely. Neither is too expensive even with postage so I'll buy a few, given that I do have a fair few PSUs

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-11-15 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 24/10/2022 21:07, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: the bitsbox one may be a teensy bit to large but the ebay one should fit nicely. Neither is too expensive even with postage so I'll buy a few, given that I do have a fair few PSUs knocking around. Just a quick follow-up in case it helps

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-11-02 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: On 01/11/2022 23:10, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: I've taken the boards out of a whole bunch of H7821 and H7822 PSUs to replace the electrolytics without removing the fans.  It was difficult at first but the more I did, the easier it got.  I did come across

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-11-02 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 01/11/2022 23:10, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: I've taken the boards out of a whole bunch of H7821 and H7822 PSUs to replace the electrolytics without removing the fans.  It was difficult at first but the more I did, the easier it got.  I did come across one seized fan along the way but

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-11-01 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
On 24/10/2022 21:07, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: the bitsbox one may be a teensy bit to large but the ebay one should fit nicely. Neither is too expensive even with postage so I'll buy a few, given that I do have a fair few PSUs knocking around. Turns out both sets of X2 caps I bought

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-11-01 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 24/10/2022 21:07, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: the bitsbox one may be a teensy bit to large but the ebay one should fit nicely. Neither is too expensive even with postage so I'll buy a few, given that I do have a fair few PSUs knocking around. Turns out both sets of X2 caps I bought

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-10-24 Thread Antonio Carlini via cctalk
On 23/10/2022 20:19, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote: It looks like the RIFA caps I've removed from my DEC H7864 P/S. Though mine were colored more toward the amber you find dead flies fossilized in and had visible cracks in the case.  The RIFA logo/name was on one side with other

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-10-23 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
I'm working on cleaning up a bit of battery leakage in a MicroVAX 3100 Model 10 and while it's apart I decided to look inside the PSU (an H7822-00). It's nice and clean inside with no bulging caps. What it does have is an X2 capacitor, as shown here:

[cctalk] Re: Is this a RIFA (uV3100-10 PSU)?

2022-10-23 Thread John H. Reinhardt via cctalk
On 10/23/2022 1:27 PM, Antonio Carlini via cctalk wrote: I'm working on cleaning up a bit of battery leakage in a MicroVAX 3100 Model 10 and while it's apart I decided to look inside the PSU (an H7822-00). It's nice and clean inside with no bulging caps. What it does have is an X2 capacitor,