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Classic II ticking and fan spin - newbie here
Posted by: adrock on 2023-10-13 18:19:47
I'm a newbie and want to get started fixing my Classic II. When I turn it on, it clicks softly and I hear the fan spin up, but nothing else. The -12v and 5v are are not showing up, but I'm getting 12v on the positive. I have nothing on the display.

I’d appreciate any resources on getting started with this!
Posted by: bibilit on 2023-10-13 22:55:43
The 5 volt rail is by far the most required one to get things going. Are you sure 5 volt is not there at all ??

If so you have the 5 volt rectifier at fault
Posted by: adrock on 2023-11-10 09:09:54
It looks like the 5 volts is flickering along with the ticking sound that I hear:

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