Hi Peter, Did my message eventually make it to you.
The small.piece of plastic goes over the serial and printer connector, and the large one goes at the bottom of the keyboard. Doug On Thu, 31 Aug 2023, 11:19 am Peter Vollan, <[email protected]> wrote: > I think I have figured out how the one in the second picture goes on the > bottom of the back of the keyboard PCB. The one in the first picture is > very strangely shaped and still mystifies me. BTW they were removed because > I took everything off of the front piece to retrobright it. > > It doesn't look as if my caps are leaking, although I may not know what to > look for. I hate to say it but it looks like too big a job for me, I'd like > to not wreck my unit. > > I think I will replace the nicad tho. With a brand new one right? > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2023 at 17:52, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Those look like the plastic bars on the top and bottom of keyboard PCB. >> Not sure why they would have been removed though. >> >> >> >> I would recommend replacing the caps and battery. If the caps have not >> been replaced, they are leaking and eating aways at the PCB. Every M100 I >> have taken apart has had leaking caps. Oddly, every T102 I have taken apart >> does not have leaking caps. >> >> >> >> Jeff Birt >> >> >> >> *From:* M100 <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Doug >> Jackson >> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 30, 2023 7:22 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [M100] help! (as usual) >> >> >> >> I will try to open my M100 today so I can get you a photo, but before you >> close up - please replace the NICAD. Any Nicad that hasn't split >> corrosive goop all over the board is literally waiting till tomorrow, or >> next week to do so - It is not a case of it isn't going to happen, as one >> of it simply hasn't happened yet! >> >> >> >> Even if you don't have a replacement - simply removing it is critical. >> >> >> >> Kindest regards, >> >> >> >> Doug Jackson >> >> >> >> em: [email protected] >> >> ph: 0414 986878 >> >> >> >> Follow my amateur radio adventures at vk1zdj.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, 31 Aug 2023 at 10:01, Peter Vollan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Have you ever felt that you are better at taking things apart than at >> reassembling them? I took apart my Model 100 to look into recapping it. >> Then I read about replacing the three resistors, and, in fact, I have had >> some serial port problems, although I don't really know that is the issue. >> I have been flaking off on finishing the job for a while, being overwhelmed >> by life, my apartment being an oven and so on. Yesterday I finally knuckled >> down and installed the 330 ohm resistors. I decided to quit while I'm ahead >> and not try to recap it, although the nicad measures 2.25 so I >> might replace it. >> >> >> >> Could you tell me where these two pieces go? >> >> >> >>
