Subject: Re: My //e fails to turn on!
From: [email-masked] (RUBYWAND)
Date: 12 Jan 1996 07:14:46 -0500
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2

On 01/02/96, Alberto Roffe wrote to All:

 AR> I am having some problems with my Apple //e! It fails to turn on! I
   > have to turn its power switch on and off several times and sometimes
   > wait a long time till it finally powers up!

    If you decide to open up your PS, another thing to check is the
'start-up resistor'. Usually, this is a disk-shaped object in series with
the AC input located on the circuit board near the switch and AC cord
socket. It should have a designation like R1 (not C1 or C-anything).  This
device-- sometimes called a "globar" resistor-- is supposed to suppress
turn-ON surge and then quickly drop in resistance. If it is cracked or a
lead is barely making contact, then the PS might behave the way you
describe.