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#amiga won't work

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    26-Sep-86 05:00:27
Fm: Larry Phillips/ICUG 74025,636
To: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321

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Don, not having looked at the schematic too closely, I can't confirm or deny this, but Commodore states in their Amiga service manual that turning the machine back on too soon "may cause premature failure of the power on switch". I suppose it is possible, though I haven't seen any power supplies yet that would cause excess current or large spikes through the AC input line just by being turned on a few seconds after power off. Better safe than sorry? Regards, Larry.