Re: LaCie dying power supplies

Hello shipmates. I'm in the same boat.

Have two older LaCie units with two failed power supplies. They both contain 3.5" 7200 RPM drives (one dual and one quad) so require a fair amount of power to spin up. The original PS claims to output 12v3A/5V*4.2A. With a little bit of soldering a [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812123309"]standard Molex power supply[/URL] could be used, but I haven't found anything heftier than 12V*2A/5V*2A.

I may attempt to desolder the heatsinks and...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi everyone. I've been a tinkerer since I was a wee little boy and have been encouraged by the number of times things 'just work' after being taken apart and reassembled again. I'm here because I've heard bad caps are often the culprit for failed electronics and if I can swap some caps and save some money that sounds like fun to me!