Re: [M100] CCR-82 tear down

2020-05-08 Thread me
I continued with the teardown this evening. I realized, flipping through the 82's service manual that I removed all the screws and now had to just desolder some wires. Easy enough. Once the boards were free of the shell, I noticed that wires leading to the red diodes were melted into the

[M100] CCR-82 tear down

2020-05-01 Thread me
I received the 82 today. the device didn't power up when I placed the batteries in the device. I got the service manual and all my tools and got to town tearing apart the tape player. I have a few objectives. *Replace the belts *Retrobrite the very yellow shell *Demagnetize the head *Do a

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-26 Thread me
Cool, good to know. I reached out to the vendor on ebay selling them and he says it takes 4-6 weeks for delivery. I'm just hoping my 82 will come with its cable. On 4/26/20 4:55 PM, Gregory McGill wrote: I've got a couple cables coming from a company that I'll be testing if they are correct

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-26 Thread Gregory McGill
I've got a couple cables coming from a company that I'll be testing if they are correct I'll put them in the store at arcadeshopper On Sun, Apr 26, 2020, 1:20 AM me wrote: > > Thank you, I will check that out. > > Someone also provided a nice drawing here: > >

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-26 Thread me
Thank you, I will check that out. Someone also provided a nice drawing here: https://atariage.com/forums/topic/245402-trs-80-model-100-cassette-cable/ On 4/25/20 8:21 AM, B4 Me100 wrote: While looking for an original cable you could make your own, the M100 Manual (pg 207) has the pin outs

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
On 4/25/20 5:20 PM, Brian K. White wrote: On 4/25/20 8:10 PM, Philip Avery wrote: Wow - you guys actually use cassette regularly? Today there are people that say the same thing about you using email. And there are those who are restoring computer modules that were used on the apollo

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Brian K. White
On 4/25/20 8:10 PM, Philip Avery wrote: Wow - you guys actually use cassette regularly? Today there are people that say the same thing about you using email. -- bkw

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Brian K. White
itchin100.com <mailto:m100@lists.bitchin100.com> Subject: [M100] CCR-82 Message-ID: <8b8dbdfb-02dc-df81-9a7a-5a996bb26...@scifidan.com <mailto:8b8dbdfb-02dc-df81-9a7a-5a996bb26...@scifidan.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed I just ordered thi

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Philip Avery
0 From: "me" mailto:m...@scifidan.com>> To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com <mailto:m100@lists.bitchin100.com> Subject: [M100] CCR-82 Message-ID: <8b8dbdfb-02dc-df81-9a7a-5a996bb26...@scifidan.com <mailto:8b8dbdfb-02dc-df81-9a7a-5a996bb26...@scifidan.com&g

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
I don't think they'll be shipping anytime soon. He may have tehm in stock but any vendor I've spoken with the last few weeks can't ship right now. I tried three different shipments this last week and had to go with local US vendors. On 4/25/20 4:34 PM, Brian K. White wrote: Hey he has

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Brian K. White
On 4/25/20 7:34 PM, Brian K. White wrote: Hey he has them up for sale after all, just the link from his site is broken. But if you go to hist ebay shop and then just look through them, there it is: https://www.ebay.com/itm/264124762008 Don't confuse this with the other very similar looking

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Brian K. White
Well, he does. I don't know how reliably anyone else does. -- bkw On 4/25/20 7:33 PM, me wrote: Ok so they're called cassette leads. On 4/25/20 4:24 PM, Brian K. White wrote: The guy on ebay is: https://www.retrocomputershack.com/

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Brian K. White
Hey he has them up for sale after all, just the link from his site is broken. But if you go to hist ebay shop and then just look through them, there it is: https://www.ebay.com/itm/264124762008 Don't confuse this with the other very similar looking cable for Acorn BBC Micro and Oric 1. You

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
Ok so they're called cassette leads. On 4/25/20 4:24 PM, Brian K. White wrote: The guy on ebay is: https://www.retrocomputershack.com/ https://www.retrocomputershack.com/RCS-Website/Products-Page/index.html And you want the "Amstrad CPC 6128, Dragon 32/64, IBM 5150 High Quality Cassette

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Brian K. White
It's the same for Model 1, 3, 100, 102, 200, Color Computer 1, 2, 3, and a bunch of others like in my other post like IBM 5150 etc. On 4/25/20 5:49 PM, me wrote: It'll be for my m200 actually, but I'm positive the cable works for all of them from the era. On 4/25/20 8:21 AM, B4 Me100

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Brian K. White
M100 [m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] för me [ m...@scifidan.com] Skickat: den 25 april 2020 00:32 Till: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Ämne: [M100] CCR-82 I just ordered this https://www.ebay.com/itm/143565229494 Also ordered a bag of 80 or so tape belts of various sizes. I'll replace the belts bu

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Peter Noeth
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:32:32 -0700 > From: "me" > To: m100@lists.bitchin100.com > Subject: [M100] CCR-82 > Message-ID: <8b8dbdfb-02dc-df81-9a7a-5a996bb26...@scifidan.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > > I just ordered this &g

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
...@lists.bitchin100.com] för me [m...@scifidan.com] Skickat: den 25 april 2020 00:32 Till: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Ämne: [M100] CCR-82 I just ordered this https://www.ebay.com/itm/143565229494 Also ordered a bag of 80 or so tape belts of various sizes. I'll replace the belts but I'm also sure the caps

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
cloud9 is offline. On 4/25/20 8:21 AM, B4 Me100 wrote: While looking for an original cable you could make your own, the M100 Manual (pg 207) has the pin outs for the connector. The cables use 3.5mm plugs for the TX and RX and 2.5mm for the remote. A post in this list provides the schematic

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
It'll be for my m200 actually, but I'm positive the cable works for all of them from the era. On 4/25/20 8:21 AM, B4 Me100 wrote: While looking for an original cable you could make your own, the M100 Manual (pg 207) has the pin outs for the connector. The cables use 3.5mm plugs for the TX

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Darren Clark
Från: M100 [m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] för me [m...@scifidan.com] Skickat: den 25 april 2020 00:32 Till: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Ämne: [M100] CCR-82 I just ordered this https://www.ebay.com/itm/143565229494 Also ordered a bag of 80 or so tape belts of various sizes. I'll

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread B4 Me100
While looking for an original cable you could make your own, the M100 Manual (pg 207) has the pin outs for the connector. The cables use 3.5mm plugs for the TX and RX and 2.5mm for the remote. A post in this list provides the schematic

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Kevin Becker
fidan.com] > Skickat: den 25 april 2020 00:32 > Till: m100@lists.bitchin100.com > Ämne: [M100] CCR-82 > > I just ordered this > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/143565229494 > > Also ordered a bag of 80 or so tape belts of various sizes. > > I'll replace the belts bu

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
is annoying but not fatal. Jonathan jonathan.y...@mykopat.slu.se Från: M100 [m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] för me [m...@scifidan.com] Skickat: den 25 april 2020 00:32 Till: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Ämne: [M100] CCR-82 I just ordered this https

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
...@lists.bitchin100.com] för me [m...@scifidan.com] Skickat: den 25 april 2020 00:32 Till: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Ämne: [M100] CCR-82 I just ordered this https://www.ebay.com/itm/143565229494 Also ordered a bag of 80 or so tape belts of various sizes. I'll replace the belts but I'm also sure

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread Jonathan Yuen
: m100@lists.bitchin100.com Ämne: [M100] CCR-82 I just ordered this https://www.ebay.com/itm/143565229494 Also ordered a bag of 80 or so tape belts of various sizes. I'll replace the belts but I'm also sure the caps will be replacing. Anyone sell cap kits for it? I'm going to look for the service

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
om: "Kevin Becker" To: Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [M100] CCR-82 I replaced the belts in mine with a similar giant random belt assortment and it works fine. No caps needed replacing. On Apr 24, 2020, at 6:32 PM, me wrote:  I just ordered this http

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
/20 11:58 PM, MikeS wrote: Tell us more about the "bag of 80 or so tape belts of various sizes." m - Original Message - From: "Kevin Becker" To: Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [M100] CCR-82 I replaced the belts in mine with a similar giant ran

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
Good to know. I will be running a head clean and demag. I'll be turning it into a mini restoration project. On 4/24/20 6:30 PM, Darren Clark wrote: I have a CCR-81 and a CCR-82, both are running great with only replacing the belts. Audio is just fine and my Model 200 can load programs off of

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread me
Okie doke. I'll just wait for it. I'm going to pull it apart anyway just so I can retrobrite the exterior case and clean it. I got a desk magnifier so i can zoom and look for any corrosion. I've been watching tons of vids the last few weeks, including Birt's. Those are so informational. I

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-25 Thread MikeS
Tell us more about the "bag of 80 or so tape belts of various sizes." m - Original Message - From: "Kevin Becker" To: Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [M100] CCR-82 I replaced the belts in mine with a similar giant random belt assortment and it

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-24 Thread Kevin Becker
I replaced the belts in mine with a similar giant random belt assortment and it works fine. No caps needed replacing. > On Apr 24, 2020, at 6:32 PM, me wrote: > >  > I just ordered this > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/143565229494 > > Also ordered a bag of 80 or so tape belts of various

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-24 Thread Darren Clark
I have a CCR-81 and a CCR-82, both are running great with only replacing the belts. Audio is just fine and my Model 200 can load programs off of 30+ year old cassette tapes. Darren On 4/24/20 9:17 PM, Doug Jackson wrote: I'm not confident that the capacitors will need replacing. There

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-24 Thread Doug Jackson
I'm not confident that the capacitors will need replacing. There are two factors at play here. Firstly... in the PC era a major manufacturer of capacitors had a failed run with a stolen electrolyte. That caused major issues for 5 or so years as devices failed with cap issues. That's not

Re: [M100] CCR-82

2020-04-24 Thread B4 Me100
Here is a link to the service manual: https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Manuals/Hardware/CCR-82%20S ervice%20Manual%20(Tandy).pdf On 24/4/20, 3:32 PM, "M100 on behalf of me" wrote: > >I just ordered this >

[M100] CCR-82

2020-04-24 Thread me
I just ordered this https://www.ebay.com/itm/143565229494 Also ordered a bag of 80 or so tape belts of various sizes. I'll replace the belts but I'm also sure the caps will be replacing. Anyone sell cap kits for it? I'm going to look for the service manual. If I can't get it working,