[ltp] Very dead looking R40
Christopher Sawtell
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 05 Jul 2005 10:05:47 +1200
On Tue, 05 Jul 2005 06:46, Tony Whitmore wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Not Linux related, but we have our fair share of hardware questions on
> this list too. My R40 appears to have died totally.
[ ... ]
> Is there anything else I can try?
Check that the power supply is working correctly.
A voltmeter should see approximately 16 volts.
The centre conductor in the plug is positive.
Too low a voltage would explain the non-working R40, otoh if the voltage is a
lot higher than 16 this could have damagee the machine.
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C. S.