I have an apparently very custom power supply from a Vidar P-87 wide format scanner. I contacted tech support because one day the thing was dead... no lights, no motors, nothing. Tech support straight off said it was the power supply, and to contact their supplier. Supplier wouldn't let me order from them, so I had to contact a reseller. This person said he didn't have the part number on file, so he would need to contact the supplier. I got a call back a few hours later and I was told the part would need to be custom built because there aren't any left and its old (4 years is old huh?) for a really rediculous amount of money (the scanner new was $10k though). So I balked at the price because I am not 100% positive it is even a bad powersupply. I did test the ps with a volt meter and I wasn't getting any dc voltage reading from any of the various outputs. Fuses all passed continuity tests. All the caps appear to be in good condition.
Thats about as far as my knowlegde of power supply components go. I've recapped a few mobos, but thats it. There are many other parts, I dont know how they work, nor do I know what they are called. I wish I had the time to learn about it and fix it myself, but I have many other work obligations. The size of the ps unit is comparable to a ATX ps, however, there are some leds that seem to indicate it supplies 24v in addition to 5 and 12v. I wish I had some photos to post, however I did not have a camera and the scanner is located about 250 miles from my office in a remote office. I could however have some photos taken in approximately one week to post if that would help.
That said, I have a feeling there are at least a few people here who might be qualified and willing to try fixing this power supply. Please let me know. I'll pay reasonable parts and labor.
Thats about as far as my knowlegde of power supply components go. I've recapped a few mobos, but thats it. There are many other parts, I dont know how they work, nor do I know what they are called. I wish I had the time to learn about it and fix it myself, but I have many other work obligations. The size of the ps unit is comparable to a ATX ps, however, there are some leds that seem to indicate it supplies 24v in addition to 5 and 12v. I wish I had some photos to post, however I did not have a camera and the scanner is located about 250 miles from my office in a remote office. I could however have some photos taken in approximately one week to post if that would help.
That said, I have a feeling there are at least a few people here who might be qualified and willing to try fixing this power supply. Please let me know. I'll pay reasonable parts and labor.
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