Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Finnigan Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Magic smoke! Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:40:09 -0000 (UTC) Organization: Mac GUI Lines: 17 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:40:09 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="811e42dfae18467fc801385e8efaac14"; logging-data="2591077"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/ZM5c5DrOy+bbtcgGD2Zgf" User-Agent: Mac GUI Usenet Cancel-Lock: sha1:vngmzRoWa3r+R1hdIsI9jkIYhAM= Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.apple2:49019 At last, the inevitable has transpired! On Friday I took my 1980 integer Apple II out of its box and set it up. Saturday afternoon, after playing Jungle Hunt, I heard the crackling noise. And saw the whisp of smoke. This isn’t the first time a RIFA has given it up, so I acted quickly to switch off the power. Carried the still-smoking Apple out of the room, and opened some windows to let in fresh air. Next step is to hunt around and see if I have an extra capacitor. I think the last machine I had to replace was a Mac 512K. I may have ordered an extra then. Service life in this Apple II: about 43 years. Not bad! -- ]DF$ The New Apple II User's Guide: https://macgui.com/newa2guide/