Thanks, John - I see a brief mention of that in the service manual also. I’ll take a chance on hopefully that being the case, or something else relatively easy to debug and fix.
Convincing my wife of the wisdom of my decision or the need for “yet another vintage gadget” might end up being the more difficult part. Relatedly, if someone on list is looking for a 24K Model 100 in very good to excellent shape plus a “parts machine” for a reasonable price and shipping, please send me a note separately to my gmail address to figure out details. A gentleman asked on-list a few days ago, but we determined that shipping overseas just wouldn’t be cost effective given the modest price for the machine. I’d rather ask here first before eBay or Craigslist. Best wishes, Anthony On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it flashes the screen when the backup battery is low. > > -- John. > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 11:01 AM Anthony Coghlan <[email protected] wrote: > >> Hope everyone is well. Even while I’m trying to reduce my Model 100 >> collection, various WP-2 related things lately have made me think about >> that machine... Almost ready to spring for one on eBay if no one beats me >> to it, but it’s got a “pulsing screen” issue that I’d need to fix. What >> could make a WP-2 screen flash on and off regularly? Not sure if this >> would most likely be a simple capacitive charge / discharge issue related >> to the voltages, a LCD control unit or driver issue, or a clock or timing >> problem. The seller’s description of the issue was a little vague, but he >> said “pulse,” which makes me think it’s happening at a lower rather than >> faster frequency. >> >> Appreciate any quick thoughts. Maybe I’ll get it - but my wife will not >> be happy if I accumulate unduly difficult “projects,” so I need to be >> realistic as well as fast... :) >> >> Best wishes and thanks, >> Anthony >> >> >>
