Ade Vickers wrote:
> I've still got that first QL (cue dewey eyes) - although the mainboard has
> sadly packed up, as has the original 8032 coprocessor chip. She's had 2 or 3
> new membranes too. I've replaced the board & co-pro with one from a newer
> QL, but retained the original microdrives (still working perfectly) & AH
> roms. It would be nice to have the original motherboard repaired (regardless
> of the cost), partly for sentimental reasons, and partly because I suspect
> an original early '84 machine has a reasonably good (and always improving)
> collectibility value. The serial no. starts D06; I guess there are others on
> this list with even older machines though.
Indeed yes (8-)#
Often motherboard faults can be repairable, especially ram. What do you
see on screen when it tries to boot? When I get a motherboard that is
not simple to repair, I (like you) simply use a working m/b.
>
> Also unfortunately, much of my extensive microdrive collection has been
> severely damaged (by cold and/or damp, I think), so the foam rubber bit
> which keeps the tape in contact with the heads has rotted on many of them. I
> replaced a few of the foams from newer (less abused) cartridges, and
> amazingly they still worked, despite being dormant for nigh on 10 years...
> Unlike all of my mid-90s PC floppies, which are thoroughly dead. That (Sir)
> Clive Sinclair, he knew a thing or two... despite being panned at the time.
The usual problem is the roller riding up.
Tony
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