Re: hi res pic of 2001-8 power supply smoothing cap wiring

From: Bill Degnan <billdegnan_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2019 17:34:47 -0500
Message-ID: <CABGJBuf0y8XE=WO1TD-yTNj4gWvfDq3F2tGEuFw4eCCGe7ax5A_at_mail.gmail.com>
Awesome, thanks.

Here is what I am dealing with, I tested the smoothing cap and found it to
be leaky

https://twitter.com/billdeg/status/1189641767479578627?s=09

Bill

On Thu, Nov 7, 2019, 4:52 PM Santo Nucifora <santo.nucifora_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

> I checked 8 2001-8s from 10051 to 41072 from 4 wire in the earliest to 6
> wires in the latest.  I can confirm all blacks are on one terminal and all
> reds on the other.
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 4:42 PM Bill Degnan <billdegnan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> http://vintagecomputer.net/commodore/2001-8/2001-8_sn20343.jpg
>>
>> 20343
>>
>> I too have black wire(s) on the filter cap as you describe coming around
>> from an unseen origin.  Is it as simple as all of the red so on one side,
>> black on the negative? I am looking through what I have for the schematics
>> for this model, until then I am just guessing.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 4:36 PM Santo Nucifora <santo.nucifora_at_gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I also have another model of 2001-8 that has an extra black wire
>>> clustered with the other black wires on the filter cap.  It goes to the
>>> power socket under the transformer so I can't see where it goes but I would
>>> assume the negative terminal?
>>>
>>> What is your serial number range?  The one I took pics of was 100895 so
>>> that one is kinda early.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 4:27 PM Bill Degnan <billdegnan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Unfortunately I don't think we have the same model, here is what I have
>>>> not mine but same transformer)
>>>> http://www.8bit-homecomputermuseum.at/repair/bluepet/bluepet.html
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 4:18 PM Bill Degnan <billdegnan_at_gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 3:46 PM Ville Laustela <
>>>>> ville.laustela_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here are two crops from my old photos, perhaps these are of some use:
>>>>>> https://postimg.cc/VSR5yLqp
>>>>>> https://postimg.cc/GHW4Gf37
>>>>>>
>>>>>> —
>>>>>> Ville
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> These photos are from a newer model, but thanks anyway.
>>>>> Bill
>>>>>
>>>>
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