A500 PSU problem!

[Laughy]

Hello,

I need a little help.

Just turned on my Amiga, to try out a game. It booted fine, had a quick go. Then I heard a shorting out noise from one of the plugs, noticed that the Amiga had no power light!

Pretty sure that the PSU is shot, turned it all off, pulled out the PSU from the Amiga and tested the pins. Get absolutely no readings from any of the pins.

Does this mean that I will need another PSU?

I am going to take the Amiga to a friend's during the week, to use his PSU to see if there has been any damage to the Amiga's chips.


Thanks for any advice anyone can give!!

[Laughy]

Thanks everyone!

I changed the fuse, and plugged back into the Amiga, but nothing happened. Strange as you say sim085, because the sound came from the plug..

I will hopefully be able to pick up the PSU tomorrow or Weds..fingers crossed!

[Laughy]

I got the PSU from a friend, it works! I just wonder if there is anything I can do to fix my own, or should I just buy a new one from Amigakit? They aren't too expensive..

[Laughy]

If you're handy with a soldering iron and pretty good at electronics, a power supply is USUALLY fairly easy to repair.  If not, Amigakit...

Thanks, I'd give it a go, it can't get any worse!! How hard could it be...I have seen a few PSU's on ebay, so I'm going to try to get one of those.

[Laughy]

Thanks Mechy,

I haven't looked yet, but is it possible to buy a replacement 5 pin plug and cable? And then just wire it back up to the PSU?

[Laughy]

Thanks Coolhand!

That's great, and a real kick in the teeth, as I just bought a game from that guy! Then my PSU stopped!! Never mind!!

[Laughy]

Just in case anybody was bothered, just thought I'd let you know I finally solved the issue with the PSU...

It turned out to be the 400mA fuse! To my untrained eye it looked alright, so never tested it..oh dear it would have saved a lot of time! But never mind, live and learn, and at least I can now enjoy using my Amiga again!

Happy days!