iz8dwf | Servicing Apple ][ and IIe power supplies: change the RIFA capacitors! @iz8dwf | Uploaded June 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Astec power supply for the Apple ][ (plain, plus, europlus) and IIe 8 bit computers. They employ some X2-rated capacitors made by RIFA. These capacitors always crack and with moisture entering, they short out and release a lot of smoke. Every power supply of this kind must be inspected and the problematic capacitors substituted before attempting to power them on.
Astec power supply for the Apple ][ (plain, plus, europlus) and IIe 8 bit computers. They employ some X2-rated capacitors made by RIFA. These capacitors always crack and with moisture entering, they short out and release a lot of smoke. Every power supply of this kind must be inspected and the problematic capacitors substituted before attempting to power them on.
![Servicing Apple ][ and IIe power supplies: change the RIFA capacitors!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NpZgDRZhO4c/hqdefault.jpg "Servicing Apple ][ and IIe power supplies: change the RIFA capacitors!
Astec power supply for the Apple ][ (plain, plus, europlus) and IIe 8 bit computers. They employ some X2-rated capacitors made by RIFA. These capacitors always crack and with moisture entering, they short out and release a lot of smoke. Every power supply of this kind must be inspected and the problematic capacitors substituted before attempting to power them on.")
