Recapping a BBC Model B Power Supply
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 …