Cap reformation question

[Doc Shipley]

J.C. Wren wrote:
>    I've powered up the SOL-20 and nothing smoked :)
>    First, I pulled the 17,000uf and 54,000uf electrolytic cans, and 
> worked them up to 15V through a 10K resistor.  I later stepped this down 
> to 1K.  I let each cap "cook" for about 48 hours.  I did this while I 
> was waiting for an ESR meter I ordered to come in. <URL: 
> http://clientes.netvisao.pt/greenpal/evb1.htm >  The meter arrived 
> today, and I checked the two big caps and the two 2500uf caps on the 
> power supply board.  They were right in spec.
>    I then reinstalled the caps and disconnected the supply from the 
> motherboard and the riser card, then powered it up through a variac.  
> The supplies looked good, so I plugged them into the motherboard and 
> riser, attached a monitor (which I first had to get working...) and it 
> sorta came up.

   Well, I ran into a very unexpected glitch.  ACE Hardware sold me a 
not-just-used-but-smoked outlet.  In a new, sealed box.  I'm not quite 
impatient enough to pull one out of the wall, so I'll be up on jacks 
till tomorrow evening.

   Bummer about the keyboard.  I hope it's an easy fix.  To tell the 
truth, keyboard problems are one big reason I lean toward systems that 
can run with a serial console.


	Doc