Tag Archives: Power Supply

BBC Master 128 Restoration

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I’ve been donated a couple of BBC Micros from a friend who is in the process of clearing out his late uncle’s house. The first, a BBC Model B, is in need of significant repair – I tested it after recapping the power supply and got the dreaded beep of death and no video. The second, a BBC Master 128, is in much better condition. Cosmetics The machine had been used in a special needs …

Recapping a BBC Model B Power Supply

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One of the issues that old equipment has is capacitor failure. And in mains-powered equipment, like power supplies, failure can be somewhat spectacular. I’ve started restoring a BBC Model B. It’s a bit of a barn-find, that was donated by a friend who is clearing out his late uncle’s house. The BBC Micro looks like it has been well used, but should be repairable. I made the schoolboy mistake of plugging in the power supply …