"I wish there would be means and ways to replace the SMPS Power Modules with plain, normal linear voltage stabilizers to avoid ensuing disaster of this kind. There could be a main 5 V rail and a 3,3V daisychained to it to avoid having to dissipate too much heat on the later one."
I've done exactly that.? Replaced the 5V and 3V3 SMPS 'regulators' with TO220 sized linear regulators on Vero board that fits in place of the original PCBs.? There's enough feedback to keep the processor happy. It can't turn the power on and off but there are things called switches that will do that.
It takes a bit more power and generates a bit more heat but works.
Chris, G5CTH
