Re: Weather warning!

In a recent message
Wes K <wakoneukNOSPAM4ME@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <76a778894d.druck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> druck <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> <Snip>
>
> > > Let that be a warning to all of you! Make sure that the case
> > > ventilation is clear in this hot weather.
> >
> > Good advice. I used a mini vac to suck up tones of thick dust when I was in
> > there.
>
> My RPC failed to switch on the other day as well. Took the PSU out,
> removed the thick layers of dust using an air compressor down the shed.
> Looked at the PSU board and found a dry solder joint, resoldered,
> cleaned and re-assembled and she's working again like new.
>
I suppose something like that could have acted like a bimetal cut-out,
re-setting on cooling. I'm not inclined to fiddle any further, unless
it cuts-out again.

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Dave
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