Dim Drive Light

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There is an electronics shop down the street. They look like they repair pretty much anything. Should I take the psu down to him and have him look at it. I really feel like I shouldn't look inside a psu without knowing anything. I am a software guy!

Yep - that sounds like really sound advice at this point. PS for these machines can be had relatively cheap, so remember that before paying someone more than double-triple the cost of a replacement. I say double or triple because often, purchasing something that's been properly refurbished will last longer than something of this vintage that hasn't.

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Good luck and let us know! Also, let them know what the stuff they may be working on is worth so that way, they know not to rape you on service. Mention that you'd like some preventative maintenance done too, like all electrolytic caps replaced. Same with the diodes/bridge rectifiers. Those things are small and they should be able to quickly give you an estimate.

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Also, how hard is the at power supply hack?

Not hard at all if you want to go that route. There's schematics out there and with a little common sense, you can wire it up to the blown power supply connector yourself. Amigakit sells an adapter already wired also, and maybe someone else on ePay.

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AT power supply and its wires dangling all over like an octopus out of water is FUGLY!  lol

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Sure, it'll just show the minus sign in front of the value -12 (or close to it) instead of 12 in the window.

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Those values are all good. Nothing wrong with the -12 line, well within spec. Oh, okay... I thought a while back you said the PS was humming - that's why I freaked out and said to not plug into the Miggy    

You should be all set. Amperage is another value you can check for if you ever suspect something funky - but I bet your PS is fine. Good luck!

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You never test for continuity with the power on to the device. Voltage yes, continuity no.

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Yeah, I know. I have the amiga unplugged. I just wondered if the voltage used for the continuity check could damage anything. You can't test anything resistance related with power going to the circuit.

Ahh, I see. Your hunch is correct - the minute electricity coming from the leads of a DMM isn't going to hurt a TTL or CMOS circuit. Only really sensitive alien technology, like those from abductee's implants, will it might hurt.  lol

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Great news everybody! The drive isn't dead, the data cable was just loose on the motherboard. And no more dim drive light! Thanks everybody for helping me out. I learned a lot.

Congrats, you are now a certified electronics technician! :lol:   j/k