Tantalum caps. I knew it. Those things like to fail with a short. And if a power rail is shorted the power supply protection kicks in and shuts it down. It's best to replace all of them - even the ones that test OK.
@JanCumps2 жыл бұрын
Catching the actual moment that the magic smoke escapes is a Win! Most of the time it happens off-camera :)
@a5310162 жыл бұрын
That's not how it felt at the time...
@retromobs60182 жыл бұрын
I am still swearing at the person who designed the PSU assembly.
@niino43292 жыл бұрын
Likely one or more shorted tantalum caps on one of the boards.
@Chriva2 жыл бұрын
Ah, tantrum caps. The bane of every retro tinkerers' life. Those fellas really got to go, all of them. You risk blowing traces if you try to power through.
@MrGtagangster2 жыл бұрын
Three words, Adrian's Digital Basement. Watch him, had repaired several 5150 and 5160.
@james55839 ай бұрын
Great to see a video of this old computer :D do you think I should get a complete list of the components to change? 🙏 Regards
@MAYERMAKES2 жыл бұрын
i see you are a man of culture rocking a D3300 and the kit lens...that camera is still my favourite with a better lens.
@Otakunopodcast2 жыл бұрын
Some power supplies require a load on them, otherwise they shut themselves down for protection. I usually keep an old defective hard drive (defective as in you can't use it with a computer because it has read errors, etc. but the motors still spin up) to act as a "dummy load" when testing psu's, in case they exhibit this behavior.
@ghosthuntergr2 жыл бұрын
tantalum caps on the mb especially on the -12 line and on the cga.
@dalefowler45362 жыл бұрын
Wearing jewelry while working on electronic repairs is a no no
@sprybug2 жыл бұрын
Adrian's Digital Basement has fixed up some 5150 and 5160 boards and quite often it's those old tantalum caps that fail and short out over time. Even the video board has them. More than likely your failure points. Also, from my experience, most power supplies need a load on it to really operate, so if you're just testing a power supply on its own, probably a good idea to hook up something kinda beefy to it, like an old MFM hard drive that you don't care if it gets destroyed for example.
@richgolfs2 жыл бұрын
I thought only the PC ATs required the dummy loads we didn’t have hard drive installed.
@winstonsmith4782 жыл бұрын
A simple test of which caps were actually bad would be interesting and enlightening.
@a5310162 жыл бұрын
I'll see what I can do!
@MAYERMAKES2 жыл бұрын
holy smokes that is one of the grails!
@dennissmith81992 жыл бұрын
Like others have already stated, the tantalum caps on the motherboard should all be replaced, they do not age well. I know that fron experience will a few IBM 5150s and 5260s.
@Sammmmmmmm617 Жыл бұрын
Can you help me fix my IBM 5155? I have retrace lines on my screen and I have no idea how to fix it.
@muffenme2 жыл бұрын
use a power supply tester to see if you're getting proper voltage output without any other tool.
@MrGtagangster2 жыл бұрын
Another note, tantalum caps DON'T age well, are almost always the point of failure. Probably why you smelled something in the first place.
@SimonMordue10 ай бұрын
I have a question. I have found one these bad boys on ebay. It would be perfect as a prop in a sizzle reel I am putting together for a sci-fi TV show I am dveloping. It's ultra-low budget, but I have a ton of ideas! Do you know if I can feed exterior video to the screen from say... a SONY Handycam... with the aid of some rewiring. You seem very knowledgeable and I am clueless when it comes to the internal workings of computers. I would be grateful for any help you can provide. Thank you.
@ironmaiden56582 жыл бұрын
Thats a shame.
@K5smold2 жыл бұрын
Haha I have that exact same Klein tools DMM😁
@Mkilbride25992 жыл бұрын
El Psy Kongroo
@horizon42q2 жыл бұрын
I have one in storage
@Sammmmmmmm617 Жыл бұрын
Do you know how to fix retrace lines on the monitor? That's one of the problems I have with my 5155.
@brianmicky75962 жыл бұрын
Hi keep talking the tablets
@typedeaf2 жыл бұрын
Nice try!
@StevenOBrien2 жыл бұрын
You know that we can hear the "AudioJungle" watermarks on your intro music, right? A big, supposedly reputable channel like you can't be bothered to pay $20 for your theme music, or draw from the huge amount of Creative Commons music in existence instead of just stealing it from someone? What is wrong with you?