userman73
New Member
I recently acquired a Heathkit H77, which has been sitting for years and years unused. I went to power it on today, and I heard some crackling/sparking going on inside. Then I saw white smoke coming out of the drive bays. I instantly powered it off. I probably should have done some pre-flight checks... I opened it up, and couldn't feel anything hot. I didn't see any burnt/charred/black areas. There is a Fuse on the back of it. I am guessing that the Fuse was no good, and it fried the thing. Not knowing electronics too well, and not even sure where online to post this here, I thought here might be a good starting point. What do I do? How do I fix this? Is it recoverable?