Originally Posted by
quiltedsunshine
We've had a rash of Berninas with dead power circuit boards. And the one thing they all had in common was they hadn't been used for 9 months to 3 years. These have all been Bernina 220 or 230 models that are about 8 to 10 years old. That's interesting what Tom W said about taking 20 minutes to turn on. I'll have to try that on the next one that comes into the shop.
Your comment reminds me of the old 286 upwards pcs we had 20 years ago when I first got into computing and studied IT - power supplies were very delicate back then and could die if they were switched on and off too often (early computers were left on all the time because the shock of switching could kill them!) We did not dare to shake or drop them but were easily replaced on the old desktops. When I got my first computerized sewing and embroidering machine I couldn't believe how many circuit boards were inside and the main board did actually need replacing once. Technology is like magic, it keeps advancing and changing, but not so easy to replace bits and pieces on laptops.