Hello from Singapore!  I’ve about 4-5 T100 and T102’s that I’ve collected and 
wonder if there are any Tandy enthusiasts here? Would enjoy meeting up to share 
goodies, etc.

Paul Sussman
 

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    Message: 1
    Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 16:41:11 -0400
    From: Josh Malone <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] Gonna need to replace my NiCad
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    Need to make sure you have a powerful-enough iron as there's a fair amount
    of heat sink there.
    
    I doubt you would *completely* destroy the machine, but you could damage
    the battery connections. Where are you located? Are you looking for someone
    to do the job or wanting to tackle it yourself?
    
    On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 01:05 Gregory McGill <[email protected]> wrote:
    
    > It's more the de-soldering that's the tricky part.. soldering the new one
    > in is pretty simple..
    >
    > On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Hey gang
    >>
    >> My Tandy 102's NiCad finally looks like its giving up the ghost, so have
    >> ordered this:
    >>
    >>
    >> 
https://www.jameco.com/z/NHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html
    >>
    >> In terms of difficulty replacing the NiCad given I have negligible
    >> soldering skills...how hard? Is it possible I could completely destroy 
the
    >> machine?
    >>
    >> cheers
    >> Daryn
    >>
    >
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    Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:04:59 -0700
    From: Ian Eure <[email protected]>
    To: "m100\@bitchin100.com" <[email protected]>
    Subject: [M100] Dead lines in the LCD
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    I just got a 102 off eBay today.  It was sold as working, but 
    arrived
    with four dead lines in the LCD.  They?re horizontal, from the 2nd
    row, and repeat every 16 pixels.
    
    I opened it up and it worked fine.  I figured it was the cable, so 
    I
    sprayed some DeOxIt in there and put it back together, only to 
    find
    the problem was back again.  Taking a closer look, there?s 
    something
    making marginal contact on the LCD board.  When it?s flexed 
    slightly,
    the lines vanish, and the case presses on it just enough to make 
    the
    problem crop up.
    
    It felt like a bad solder joint to me, but after inspecting every
    connection with a 20x loupe, I didn?t see anything obviously 
    wrong.  I
    suppose that still might be the case, since it?s awful hard to see 
    the
    tiny SMD joints, even at 20x.
    
    Is there a common failure mode for these panels or something else 
    I
    should be looking at?
    
    Based on my reading of the schematic and tapping around, I 
    suspected
    M11 might have a marginal connection, so I resoldered all its legs 
    --
    still nothing.
    
    I don?t see how the panel itself is connected to the PCB.  Perhaps
    there are pads on the top side and it?s simply the friction of the
    panel sitting on the board that does it?  The more I poke around, 
    the
    more I think it might be the PCB to panel connection.
    
    Any suggestions on what to look at to get this machine 100%?
    
      -- Ian
    
    
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    Message: 3
    Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:38:42 -0700
    From: Ian Eure <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] Gonna need to replace my NiCad
    Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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    Desoldering the battery isn?t a big deal.  Start by clipping it 
    out,
    leaving just the legs soldered in.  This makes the whole procedure
    much safer and easier.  You really don?t want to sink heat into a
    battery, it?s an explosion risk.
    
    Once the body of the battery is gone, use needle-nose pliers to 
    grab
    the leg on the top side while heating from the solder side of the
    board. Pull gently on the pliers once the solder melts, and the 
    leg
    will come right out.  Then you clear whatever solder is left in 
    the
    holes, repeat for the other side, and solder in the new battery.
    
    If you have no tools at all, my preferred method is to heat up the
    through hole, then smack the board on the workbench.  The momentum
    will make the solder splash right out.  Crude, but effective.
    
    You can also use a soldapullt, this is very easy when the battery 
    is
    removed.  Put it on the parts side while heating from the bottom 
    and
    pop it when the solder melts.
    
    I?ve never had any luck with desoldering braid, so I don?t 
    recommend
    it.
    
    A good soldering iron and the right tip make all the difference in
    the world.  It?s scary how much better it is.  I?m using an older
    Hakko station, the current model is the FX-888D.  They last 
    forever.
    I got mine used, have had it for at least six years, do an
    above-average amount of soldering, and haven?t even needed to 
    replace
    the tip.  Hard to beat for the money: https://amzn.to/2QCsWh3
    
    Another option is the TS100.  This is an open source iron that 
    runs
    off a 12v wall wart.  There are a jillion manufacturers, and they 
    all
    sell for around $60: https://amzn.to/2OyQvWP -- Once you factor an
    extra tip and power supply into the equation, it?s pretty close to 
    the
    $100 mark, so you might be better off with the Hakko.
    
    Those are the top end of the low end solde station market.  Just 
    about
    anything cheaper is junk.  Those cheapo Weller and Aoyue stations 
    are
    just awful, don?t waste your money on them.
    
    No matter the iron, I?ve found the screwdriver shaped or "chisel" 
    tip
    to work best for me.  It holds the solder great and transfers heat
    much better due to the large surface area you can put in contact 
    with
    the part.  For the FX-888D, T18-D16 is what you want:
    https://amzn.to/2QDYcw0 -- For the TS100, the TS-D24:
    https://amzn.to/2QBBFA1
    
    Josh Malone writes:
    
    > Need to make sure you have a powerful-enough iron as there's a 
    > fair amount
    > of heat sink there.
    >
    > I doubt you would *completely* destroy the machine, but you 
    > could damage
    > the battery connections. Where are you located? Are you looking 
    > for someone
    > to do the job or wanting to tackle it yourself?
    >
    > On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 01:05 Gregory McGill 
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> It's more the de-soldering that's the tricky part.. soldering 
    >> the new one
    >> in is pretty simple..
    >>
    >> On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM Daryn Hanright 
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>> Hey gang
    >>>
    >>> My Tandy 102's NiCad finally looks like its giving up the 
    >>> ghost, so have
    >>> ordered this:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> 
https://www.jameco.com/z/NHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html
    >>>
    >>> In terms of difficulty replacing the NiCad given I have 
    >>> negligible
    >>> soldering skills...how hard? Is it possible I could completely 
    >>> destroy the
    >>> machine?
    >>>
    >>> cheers
    >>> Daryn
    >>>
    >>
    
    
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    Message: 4
    Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:44:15 -0700
    From: Kevin Becker <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] Gonna need to replace my NiCad
    Message-ID:
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    Solder braid/wick has generally worked well for me.  You may need to
    add some flux to it to really get it to wick properly.  If you don?t
    have any flux, adding some fresh rosin core solder works too.
    
    - Kevin
    
    
    > On Sep 17, 2018, at 10:38 PM, Ian Eure <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > Desoldering the battery isn?t a big deal.  Start by clipping it
    > out,
    > leaving just the legs soldered in.  This makes the whole procedure
    > much safer and easier.  You really don?t want to sink heat into a
    > battery, it?s an explosion risk.
    >
    > Once the body of the battery is gone, use needle-nose pliers to
    > grab
    > the leg on the top side while heating from the solder side of the
    > board. Pull gently on the pliers once the solder melts, and the
    > leg
    > will come right out.  Then you clear whatever solder is left in
    > the
    > holes, repeat for the other side, and solder in the new battery.
    >
    > If you have no tools at all, my preferred method is to heat up the
    > through hole, then smack the board on the workbench.  The momentum
    > will make the solder splash right out.  Crude, but effective.
    >
    > You can also use a soldapullt, this is very easy when the battery
    > is
    > removed.  Put it on the parts side while heating from the bottom
    > and
    > pop it when the solder melts.
    >
    > I?ve never had any luck with desoldering braid, so I don?t
    > recommend
    > it.
    >
    > A good soldering iron and the right tip make all the difference in
    > the world.  It?s scary how much better it is.  I?m using an older
    > Hakko station, the current model is the FX-888D.  They last
    > forever.
    > I got mine used, have had it for at least six years, do an
    > above-average amount of soldering, and haven?t even needed to
    > replace
    > the tip.  Hard to beat for the money: https://amzn.to/2QCsWh3
    >
    > Another option is the TS100.  This is an open source iron that
    > runs
    > off a 12v wall wart.  There are a jillion manufacturers, and they
    > all
    > sell for around $60: https://amzn.to/2OyQvWP -- Once you factor an
    > extra tip and power supply into the equation, it?s pretty close to
    > the
    > $100 mark, so you might be better off with the Hakko.
    >
    > Those are the top end of the low end solde station market.  Just
    > about
    > anything cheaper is junk.  Those cheapo Weller and Aoyue stations
    > are
    > just awful, don?t waste your money on them.
    >
    > No matter the iron, I?ve found the screwdriver shaped or "chisel"
    > tip
    > to work best for me.  It holds the solder great and transfers heat
    > much better due to the large surface area you can put in contact
    > with
    > the part.  For the FX-888D, T18-D16 is what you want:
    > https://amzn.to/2QDYcw0 -- For the TS100, the TS-D24:
    > https://amzn.to/2QBBFA1
    >
    > Josh Malone writes:
    >
    >> Need to make sure you have a powerful-enough iron as there's a
    >> fair amount
    >> of heat sink there.
    >>
    >> I doubt you would *completely* destroy the machine, but you
    >> could damage
    >> the battery connections. Where are you located? Are you looking
    >> for someone
    >> to do the job or wanting to tackle it yourself?
    >>
    >> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 01:05 Gregory McGill
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>> It's more the de-soldering that's the tricky part.. soldering
    >>> the new one
    >>> in is pretty simple..
    >>>
    >>> On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM Daryn Hanright
    >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> Hey gang
    >>>>
    >>>> My Tandy 102's NiCad finally looks like its giving up the
    >>>> ghost, so have
    >>>> ordered this:
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> 
https://www.jameco.com/z/NHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html
    >>>>
    >>>> In terms of difficulty replacing the NiCad given I have
    >>>> negligible
    >>>> soldering skills...how hard? Is it possible I could completely
    >>>> destroy the
    >>>> machine?
    >>>>
    >>>> cheers
    >>>> Daryn
    >>>>
    >>>
    
    
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    Message: 5
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:01:45 +1200
    From: Daryn Hanright <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] Gonna need to replace my NiCad
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    Ha! Is New Zealand considered far away! :)
    
    Ideally given how hard it is to replace one all the way out here, & given
    risks of me stuffing it up, I might try & get someone todo it for me. A new
    Tandy 102 is invariably double the ebay cost with shipping out here.
    
    cheers
    Daryn
    
    On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:41 AM Josh Malone <[email protected]> wrote:
    
    > Need to make sure you have a powerful-enough iron as there's a fair amount
    > of heat sink there.
    >
    > I doubt you would *completely* destroy the machine, but you could damage
    > the battery connections. Where are you located? Are you looking for 
someone
    > to do the job or wanting to tackle it yourself?
    >
    > On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 01:05 Gregory McGill <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    >> It's more the de-soldering that's the tricky part.. soldering the new one
    >> in is pretty simple..
    >>
    >> On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>> Hey gang
    >>>
    >>> My Tandy 102's NiCad finally looks like its giving up the ghost, so have
    >>> ordered this:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> 
https://www.jameco.com/z/NHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html
    >>>
    >>> In terms of difficulty replacing the NiCad given I have negligible
    >>> soldering skills...how hard? Is it possible I could completely destroy 
the
    >>> machine?
    >>>
    >>> cheers
    >>> Daryn
    >>>
    >>
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    Message: 6
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:03:13 +1200
    From: Daryn Hanright <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] Gonna need to replace my NiCad
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    Cheers guys - I might see if I can find someone who can do this for me.
    Don't wanna risk ruining it.
    
    cheers
    Daryn
    
    On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 4:01 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> wrote:
    
    > Ha! Is New Zealand considered far away! :)
    >
    > Ideally given how hard it is to replace one all the way out here, & given
    > risks of me stuffing it up, I might try & get someone todo it for me. A 
new
    > Tandy 102 is invariably double the ebay cost with shipping out here.
    >
    > cheers
    > Daryn
    >
    > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:41 AM Josh Malone <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Need to make sure you have a powerful-enough iron as there's a fair
    >> amount of heat sink there.
    >>
    >> I doubt you would *completely* destroy the machine, but you could damage
    >> the battery connections. Where are you located? Are you looking for 
someone
    >> to do the job or wanting to tackle it yourself?
    >>
    >> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 01:05 Gregory McGill <[email protected]>
    >> wrote:
    >>
    >>> It's more the de-soldering that's the tricky part.. soldering the new
    >>> one in is pretty simple..
    >>>
    >>> On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> 
wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> Hey gang
    >>>>
    >>>> My Tandy 102's NiCad finally looks like its giving up the ghost, so
    >>>> have ordered this:
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> 
https://www.jameco.com/z/NHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html
    >>>>
    >>>> In terms of difficulty replacing the NiCad given I have negligible
    >>>> soldering skills...how hard? Is it possible I could completely destroy 
the
    >>>> machine?
    >>>>
    >>>> cheers
    >>>> Daryn
    >>>>
    >>>
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    Message: 7
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 05:14:44 +0000
    From: Gary Hammond <[email protected]>
    To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
    Subject: Re: [M100] Gonna need to replace my NiCad
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    If you are in or near Christchurch,  I can do it for you.
    
    
    On 18 September 2018 4:03:29 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> wrote:
    
    Cheers guys - I might see if I can find someone who can do this for me. 
Don't wanna risk ruining it.
    
    cheers
    Daryn
    
    On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 4:01 PM Daryn Hanright 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
    Ha! Is New Zealand considered far away! :)
    
    Ideally given how hard it is to replace one all the way out here, & given 
risks of me stuffing it up, I might try & get someone todo it for me. A new 
Tandy 102 is invariably double the ebay cost with shipping out here.
    
    cheers
    Daryn
    
    On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:41 AM Josh Malone 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
    Need to make sure you have a powerful-enough iron as there's a fair amount 
of heat sink there.
    
    I doubt you would *completely* destroy the machine, but you could damage 
the battery connections. Where are you located? Are you looking for someone to 
do the job or wanting to tackle it yourself?
    
    On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 01:05 Gregory McGill 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
    It's more the de-soldering that's the tricky part.. soldering the new one 
in is pretty simple..
    
    On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM Daryn Hanright 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
    Hey gang
    
    My Tandy 102's NiCad finally looks like its giving up the ghost, so have 
ordered this:
    
    
https://www.jameco.com/z/NHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jameco.com%2Fz%2FNHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7C10a6b52f9d254285a15a08d61d1bb0de%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636728402093518958&sdata=djTHDSDAlCj3OjI9RwvCtTyMTwccbi1HHMKA8Fx7kT4%3D&reserved=0>
    
    In terms of difficulty replacing the NiCad given I have negligible 
soldering skills...how hard? Is it possible I could completely destroy the 
machine?
    
    cheers
    Daryn
    
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    Message: 8
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:30:01 +1200
    From: Daryn Hanright <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] Gonna need to replace my NiCad
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    Ha! I am in Christchurch Gary! Crazy!
    
    Have ordered the replacement batteries - maybe touch base when they arrive?
    
    If you could help that would be brilliant
    
    On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 5:14 PM Gary Hammond <[email protected]> wrote:
    
    > If you are in or near Christchurch,  I can do it for you.
    >
    > On 18 September 2018 4:03:29 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> Cheers guys - I might see if I can find someone who can do this for me.
    >> Don't wanna risk ruining it.
    >>
    >> cheers
    >> Daryn
    >>
    >> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 4:01 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>> Ha! Is New Zealand considered far away! :)
    >>>
    >>> Ideally given how hard it is to replace one all the way out here, &
    >>> given risks of me stuffing it up, I might try & get someone todo it for 
me.
    >>> A new Tandy 102 is invariably double the ebay cost with shipping out 
here.
    >>>
    >>> cheers
    >>> Daryn
    >>>
    >>> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:41 AM Josh Malone <[email protected]>
    >>> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> Need to make sure you have a powerful-enough iron as there's a fair
    >>>> amount of heat sink there.
    >>>>
    >>>> I doubt you would *completely* destroy the machine, but you could
    >>>> damage the battery connections. Where are you located? Are you looking 
for
    >>>> someone to do the job or wanting to tackle it yourself?
    >>>>
    >>>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 01:05 Gregory McGill <[email protected]>
    >>>> wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>> It's more the de-soldering that's the tricky part.. soldering the new
    >>>>> one in is pretty simple..
    >>>>>
    >>>>> On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]>
    >>>>> wrote:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>> Hey gang
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> My Tandy 102's NiCad finally looks like its giving up the ghost, so
    >>>>>> have ordered this:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> 
https://www.jameco.com/z/NHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html
    >>>>>> 
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jameco.com%2Fz%2FNHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7C10a6b52f9d254285a15a08d61d1bb0de%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636728402093518958&sdata=djTHDSDAlCj3OjI9RwvCtTyMTwccbi1HHMKA8Fx7kT4%3D&reserved=0>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> In terms of difficulty replacing the NiCad given I have negligible
    >>>>>> soldering skills...how hard? Is it possible I could completely 
destroy the
    >>>>>> machine?
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> cheers
    >>>>>> Daryn
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>
    >
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    Message: 9
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 08:45:23 -0400 (EDT)
    From: Greg Swallow <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] Dead lines in the LCD
    Message-ID:
        <[email protected]>
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    Just to be sure. Is the black insulator in place between the keyboard/LCD 
and motherboard?
    
    God Bless,
    
    GregS <><
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Ian Eure" <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 7:04:59 PM
    Subject: [M100] Dead lines in the LCD
    
    I just got a 102 off eBay today.  It was sold as working, but 
    arrived
    with four dead lines in the LCD.  They?re horizontal, from the 2nd
    row, and repeat every 16 pixels.
    
    I opened it up and it worked fine.  I figured it was the cable, so 
    I
    sprayed some DeOxIt in there and put it back together, only to 
    find
    the problem was back again.  Taking a closer look, there?s 
    something
    making marginal contact on the LCD board.  When it?s flexed 
    slightly,
    the lines vanish, and the case presses on it just enough to make 
    the
    problem crop up.
    
    It felt like a bad solder joint to me, but after inspecting every
    connection with a 20x loupe, I didn?t see anything obviously 
    wrong.  I
    suppose that still might be the case, since it?s awful hard to see 
    the
    tiny SMD joints, even at 20x.
    
    Is there a common failure mode for these panels or something else 
    I
    should be looking at?
    
    Based on my reading of the schematic and tapping around, I 
    suspected
    M11 might have a marginal connection, so I resoldered all its legs 
    --
    still nothing.
    
    I don?t see how the panel itself is connected to the PCB.  Perhaps
    there are pads on the top side and it?s simply the friction of the
    panel sitting on the board that does it?  The more I poke around, 
    the
    more I think it might be the PCB to panel connection.
    
    Any suggestions on what to look at to get this machine 100%?
    
      -- Ian
    
    
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    Message: 10
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:07:35 -0700
    From: "John R. Hogerhuis" <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] Gonna need to replace my NiCad
    Message-ID:
        <cacutkuj5svo38dzi+-n8s-nxtvvwxokc_f0vr21y-wno6km...@mail.gmail.com>
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    Good stuff!
    
    Bitchin100 facilitates a real life techie bromance :-)
    
    Cheers!
    
    -- John.
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    Message: 11
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:16:02 -0700
    From: Peter Vollan <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] laser pc4
    Message-ID:
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    Did my message get through? The unit has basic, but it is type I am
    not familiar with
    
    On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 at 23:42, Peter Vollan <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > Just picked one up. It has a Thesaurus cartridge.
    
    
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    Message: 12
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:18:31 -0700
    From: Peter Vollan <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] program library in WAV format
    Message-ID:
        <ca+g2jxkjgedw8rtshnb5542nn90g4u+juaopanpsiistqmf...@mail.gmail.com>
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    Stay away from tape, play straight to your m100 or use an mp3 player for a
    "drive".
    
    
    On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 at 12:37, Steven Ranft <[email protected]> wrote:
    
    >
    > Hi Jesus,
    >
    > Thanks for all the effort! Good job.
    >
    > I found the link for Cribbage  CRIBGE.BA 12362 (07-02-88)  gave
    >
    > The requested URL /golfgon/cribge.wav was not found on this server.
    >
    > But otherwise the ones I checked were all downloadable.
    >
    > I have not tried to save them to tape or play them yet
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Steve
    >
    > ------------------------------
    > *From:* M100 <[email protected]> on behalf of Jesus R <
    > [email protected]>
    > *Sent:* Sunday, September 16, 2018 1:50 PM
    > *To:* [email protected]
    > *Subject:* [M100] program library in WAV format
    >
    > As an update I have pretty much completed the archival process for the
    > games in the club100 website. Next I plan to hit drives and utility
    > programs.
    >
    >
    > 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m7QRN1I5KpJJO_RKYnwFhmrluDjbYm6bEe_rIgz80ug/edit#gid=1942875794
    >
    > 
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m7QRN1I5KpJJO_RKYnwFhmrluDjbYm6bEe_rIgz80ug/edit#gid=1942875794>
    > TRS 80 Model 100 - audio software archive
    > 
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m7QRN1I5KpJJO_RKYnwFhmrluDjbYm6bEe_rIgz80ug/edit#gid=1942875794>
    > docs.google.com
    > USAGE ** THESE ARE TOKENIZED BASIC FILES IN CASSETTE COMPATIBLE FORMAT
    > USAGE: 1. Connect the cassette transfer cable between the unit and your
    > source. 2. From BASIC on your unit type: cload" cas: filename. ba" and
    > press Enter. 3. On your source select the corresponding file and play it 
at
    > 1...
    >
    >
    >
    > It would be nice to have some people try it out and provide any feedback.
    >
    > Jesus R
    >
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    Message: 13
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:10:21 -0400
    From: Kevin Becker <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] laser pc4
    Message-ID:
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    I saw your message, but it's not a computer that I am familiar with.
    
    On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:16 PM, Peter Vollan <[email protected]> wrote:
    
    > Did my message get through? The unit has basic, but it is type I am
    > not familiar with
    >
    > On Sun, 16 Sep 2018 at 23:42, Peter Vollan <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > > Just picked one up. It has a Thesaurus cartridge.
    >
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    Message: 14
    Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:13:41 -0700
    From: "John R. Hogerhuis" <[email protected]>
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: [M100] laser pc4
    Message-ID:
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    I saw your message.
    
    I think the Laser PC4 qualifies as a true portable by my definition.
    
    http://bitchin100.com/wiki/index.php?title=True_Portable_Definition
    
    https://oldcomputermuseum.com/laser_pc4.html
    
    Whatever experiences you can share would be great.
    
    -- John.
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