[iyonix-support] Re: Dead PSU

In message <7bd5be114f.tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message of 13 Aug, Alan Adams
> <alan.adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> <snip>

>> Having recently taken on an Iyonix, which I'm slowly getting into a
>> usable state (i.e. getting the software to work, finding out about
>> Aemulor etc), I'm starting to wonder whether replacing the PSU before
>> it fails would be wise. The last thing I want is corrupted data.

> Curiously I have detected almost no corrupted data when my hard disc
> went belly up a month or so back, the filing system seems very
> resilient.

> And now the verdict is that my power supply is definitely defective.
> What we do know is that the voltage is marginally low at 5.05 volts vs
> the required 5.06.  So it might be worth while your borrowing a digital
> voltmeter and checkign what your PSU is doing.

>> How do I go about finding a suitable, reliable replacement?

> Both Castle and CJE Micro's supply Iyonix PSUs.

But this whole thread suggests that the Iyonix PSU has a limited 
lifetime. I meant a premium product that would outlive, say, the 
motherboard.

>> Or do I give up and continue to use the RPC (and indeed the A5000,
>> also still working whenever required...)? They seem to have far less
>> hassle associated with them.

> And the Iyonix is considerably faster and has much better graphics
> capability, not to mention also usable memory.  I'll be glad when mine
> is back in full working order.



-- 
Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
alan.adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.nckc.org.uk/

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