{"id":132,"date":"2026-10-19T15:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nerdnet.com\/altair8800\/blog\/?p=132"},"modified":"2026-10-19T16:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T23:31:39","slug":"the-power-supply-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdnet.com\/altair8800\/blog\/?p=132","title":{"rendered":"The power supply &#8211; part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Took a good look at the PSU and as expected &#8211; all the major capacitors are leaking \/ shot. 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