Subject: Orinoco AP1000 LEDs flickers and goes dead, what do i do???
binatrix1
Newbie
Posts: 1 Registered: 22/5/04 Status: Offline
posted on 22/5/04 at 06:08
i hav an Orinoco AP1000. when i connect it to
Power, the LEDs flickers and after that they go
off. i tried a forced reload and but it still
behaves the same way, the LEDs flickers but after
dat it goes dead.
so what do u guy s think is wrong and what
shopuld i do??
[Edited on 22/5/2004 by festprint]
vwhitteron
Newbie
Posts: 1 Registered: 21/6/04 Status: Offline
posted on 21/6/04 at 03:44
I had something similar happen to mine about a
year ago. I fixed mine by replacing the 2
filter capacitors in the power supply. If your's
has the same problem then you can fix it
yourself if you can solder and know your way
around electronics enough (just replace it with the
same caps but use a higher temp rating if
possible and of course watch the polarity if they
are polarised). You can't miss the two capacitors
as they are relatively large and will probably
look like they are bursting at the seams.
From what I have seen the AP-1000 tends to run
hot and with the power supply located directly
below the inefficent 486 processor in the AP it
can build up quite alot of heat. After I
replaced the caps I left the power supply out of
the AP-1000 mounting chassis and it runs a bit
cooler but is still quite hot. In fact after I
inserted a second card it runs hot enough that
if I take a card out it is uncomfortable to
hold.
