Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!wugate!wuibc!bas From: bas@wuibc.UUCP (Barry Siegfried) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: C64 power supply Summary: You might not need a transformer. Message-ID: <374@wuibc.UUCP> Date: 25 Sep 89 16:43:41 GMT References: <7296@max.u.washington.edu> Sender: bas@wuibc (Barry Siegfried) Organization: Washington University in St. Louis Lines: 13 In article <7296@max.u.washington.edu>, scott@max.u.washington.edu writes: > My power supply for the C64 has broken down, and I am thinking of . . . > 1. How is it likely that the transformer is the culprit in the break down? > 2. Where can I buy a transformer that has the same specification as that > of the one used in the C64 power supply? I once had a problem such that it took longer and longer for the C64 to power up after turning it on. It turned out that one of the capacitors in the power supply needed to be replaced; the transformer was fine. I don't know what the replacement transformer is. Barry Siegfried (bas@wuibc.wustl.edu)