Re: A BAD day for SWE1 - Tech help needed

Check the MOV/Varistor in the power switch box

At least, I assume they still used these in P2K?

--
http://www.myhomegameroom.com


"SilverUnicorn" <chrisandmelm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ocKdnd-WGsVctSTZnZ2dnUVZ_sqdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I was in the basement, enjoying a nice game of Pinball 2000, when all of a
sudden...BLAMMO! All the lights went off, and a distinct smell of burnt
components fills the room.

See, apparently, in the basement, I can not tell when there's a severe
thunderstorm outside. Something hit very close. The power came back on,
but the SWE1 did not. I tried the power switch, and nothing. Dead. I
checked all the fuses with a meter (man there's alot of them!!) and they
all are ok. I thought the power supply may have gone bad, so I replaced
that with a spare I had. Still nothing. I replaced the CPU with a spare I
had, and nothing. I also switched the power cord with another I had and
that produced no signs of life either.

I discovered the burnt component smell was from the ran relays in our
Lutron Homeworks system. The ceiling fans did not work after the outage
either, so those were done. I replaced these components and the lighting
system is good to go now (not that anyone cares, just a side note) but the
SWE1 is still DOA.

Any ideas on what else I could try? I did verify that the outlet the
machine is plugged into is functional, which it is.

Please e-mail me at wmspins@xxxxxxxxxxx if you have any ideas. FWIW, the
Black Knight machine I had plugged into the same outlet seems to be fine,
or at least no worse then before the power went out.


Thanks in advance,

Chris




.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Flash bios without CPU
    ... Connect the power supply main connector, ... Connect the front power switch, ...     on the PANEL header. ... listen to the beep codes on the speaker. ...
    (alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus)
  • Re: A7V400-MX Question
    ... on a new motherboard. ... the power supply to give the necessary +5VSB ... the next step is to try the power switch. ... That should be enough to beep and complain about missing RAM ...
    (alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus)
  • Re: PC doesnt start
    ... You changed the power supply. ... Why then would a power switch or connections be ... Those voltage readings, if taken before ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware)
  • Re: system wont boot - but various lights on
    ... I replaced power supply with a new Antec Earthawatts. ... I then noticed that some of the lights on the front of the unit were on. ... I double checked the power switch on the back, and sure enough it was off. ... I have had a problem with an external hard drive connected to the USB port on my computer when booting. ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware)
  • Re: Flash bios without CPU
    ... Connect the power supply main connector, ... Connect the front power switch, ... feel comfortable doing this test without a load on the PSU. ... listen to the beep codes on the speaker. ...
    (alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus)