Was it a translucent, beige (sort of), rectangular capacitor right at
the bottom of the power supply board?
It is part of the line filter circuit (surge protection), and tends to
get very fragile with age. Without it, a surge protector/UPS might be a
good idea. Evox Rifa still make them (PME 271M 0.1uf) if you fancy a bit
of soldering...
Can't help on the widget other than suggesting to check the cable with
an ohm meter.
Ed
Chris Riedl wrote:
Well, that was certainly an interesting escapade. Apparently a
power supply cap blew up sometime in the past, and there was crusted
electrolyte all over the one side. Some cleaning of the chassis and
case later, I have got the Lisa booting up. However, it just appears
as if the Widget is not present to the system, as it only shows the
floppy for startup. The Widget spins up and sounds normal, but I
guess it isn't being seen by the hardware. Any suggestions or things
to try to pinpoint this further?
Mounting the IDEFile inside an old ProFile case isn't a bad idea.
I might just do that. Additionally, are there supposed to be pads on
the little feet on the bottom of the Lisa? It isn't completely stable
on a flat surface, and I believe I put the case back together
properly, so maybe they were missing from the beginning.
Thanks,
Chris
----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Lord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LisaList" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: Taking apart Lisa - cleaning
If I build one (I'm still not convinced I have the skill level), I
was thinking of mounting it inside an original Profile Drive case,
where the internals are long dead. Keep it classic.
Did you get an error number from your widget drive?
On Nov 2, 2005, at 2:50 PM, Chris Riedl wrote:
I would be interested in building one. I'm an Electrical
Engineering student, so assembling a board is something I'm
proficient at. If I am going to go through the trouble I'd like to
get one of the PCBs that he is offering, since it would be more
professional and easier in the long run. It definitely deserves a
case, too.
I've almost got my Lisa apart now, so I figured out how
everything is attached. I was told that the Widget was having
problems, so that will be my next quest. Once I boot it up after
putting everything back together, I will see what exactly is going
on. Otherwise, the machine looks to be in great shape other than
some minor problems from being neglected in a basement or something.
-Chris
----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Lord"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LisaList" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: Taking apart Lisa - cleaning
I sent the IDEfile guy an email yesterday. Do you want to build
one? I'm keen.
On Nov 2, 2005, at 7:30 AM, Chris Riedl wrote:
Greetings,
After quite a bit of waiting, my Lisa has arrived! I am
currently in the process of dismantling everything in order to
clean it up, as it looks like the outer casing was dirty
wherever it had been kept at some point. I was curious how the
top, sides, and bottom casing pieces are removed so that I can
clean them.
Additionally, I was curious if anyone on-list knew what style
of power cord came with Lisa, as well as the number of tabs
included with the keyboard. I'm attempting to make sure
everything is here.
Finally, has anyone had contact with the gentleman who
designed the IDEFile hard drive? I sent him email a while back,
but never received a response.
Thanks,
Chris
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