Re: [M100] NIB TPDD clone on Craigslist.

[John R. Hogerhuis]

Oh, bothered to click the link.

Yeah never saw the Knitking variant.

Besides Brother the other one I know about is the "Purple Computing" drive.
It's also basically a TPDD-1.

-- John.

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Brian K. White]

On 1/29/20 9:34 PM, Josh Malone wrote:

All,

I finally made my first M100 repair video. This was a repair job that I 
picked up at Tandy Assembly -- one of several, actually. This may also 
be my first one-sitting fix (turned out to be a simple problem).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSD01xLqwEc

I'm still planning to make more videos of my repair jobs. I tried to 
include stuff that I thought might help others with their troubleshooting.


-Josh


Very nice. Thank you.

--
bkw

Re: [M100] NIB TPDD clone on Craigslist.

[John R. Hogerhuis]

The Brother FB100 is identical to a TPDD-1 but  I think locked at 9600bps.

It works with a TPDD cable exactly as a TPDD-1.

Generally I'd leave those for the knitters :-)

-- John.

Re: [M100] NIB TPDD clone on Craigslist.

[Brian K. White]

On 1/31/20 12:26 AM, Lee Olivares wrote:

This is what I think it is, right?

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/art/d/knitting-machine-knit-brother-disk/7065377027.html

If anyone wants, I can nab and ship...

  - Lee
  - 909.437.0250
  - Destroying technology problems.



Interesting. I've never seen that re-badge before.
As far as I know, the original drive is Brother FB-100 and meant for 
knitting machines.


Tandy's is a re-badge, possibly also a different firmware, although 
given the nature of the TPDD1 bootstrap procedure, maybe TPDD1 is really 
just a rebadge and only TPDD2 has a custom firmware.


I think Purple computing sold a rebadge, intended for M100's.

And this is another rebadge, intended for knitting machines like the 
original.


It would be interesting to see if the firmware on this one actually 
works with a TPDD dos. I would really doubt that the disk that came with 
this one had any M100 dos on it like floppy.co, but maybe the TPDD1 
bootstrap procedure works as long as you have a TPDD1 system disk inserted?


You would need a tpdd cable, because the one included has no dsub25 plug 
and probably no level-shifter transitors either. And you would need a 
TPDD1 system disk, and a new FRW-8.5 belt because I really doubt this 
one has been replaced or else the seller would say so, and if it hasn't 
been replaced, then it's tar.


I'm interested but I think not $100 interested. Maybe 50 not including 
shipping. Except I have a TPDD1 and TPDD2 already so really it's just 
curiosity.


If anyone else wants it, arcade shopper has the disk, cable, and belt to 
make it work. And you can even get away without the disk since we have 
Teeny and TS-DOS installable from downloads. Although several of the 
archived BASIC utils that do disk stuff require the original floppy.co, 
and that can only come from the disk. But that's getting kind of hefty. 
Disk $15, cable $25, Belt $8, plus the drive even at $50 let alone $100, 
plus shipping...


Or you can make the cable yourself, but it comes out to hardly less than 
the completed cable. and you can find the belt elsewhere but not for 
less than that already, or maybe $1 less. The disk you can live without.

Still adds up even that way.

--
bkw

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Hank Riley]

 The video was worth watching just to see how the case is opened up and the PCB 
separated.  
Would never in a million years thought the crystal would fail.
Makes one wonder if these crystals were not well made.  They are subject to 
damage from physical jolts, but still, seems quite odd that even 10% of repairs 
would be from this one component's failure.

On Thursday, January 30, 2020, 10:51:05 AM EST, Stephen Adolph 
 wrote:  
 I have had a crystal failure, maybe 2, out of my fleet of 20 or so machines.  

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Hank Riley]

 I had never heard of them either.
Google is your friend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_5HgsIGb2E


On Thursday, January 30, 2020, 01:31:25 PM EST, Josh Malone 
 wrote:
What exactly are these needles? How do they differ from the vacuum gun? 
-Josh  

[M100] NIB TPDD clone on Craigslist.

[Lee Olivares]

This is what I think it is, right?

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/art/d/knitting-machine-knit-brother-disk/7065377027.html

If anyone wants, I can nab and ship...

 - Lee
 - 909.437.0250
 - Destroying technology problems. 

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Josh Malone]

On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 10:46 AM Alex ...  wrote:

> Nice video.
>
> If you haven't tried them, pick up a set of stainless hollow desoldering
> needles. They are dirt cheap and make removing things like those battery
> pins stupidly easy.
>

What exactly are these needles? How do they differ from the vacuum gun?

-Josh

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Stephen Adolph]

I have had a crystal failure, maybe 2, out of my fleet of 20 or so machines.

On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 10:39 AM Fugu ME100  wrote:

>  Very nice job.  I have not had a xtal failure that was interesting.
>
> Would be good to have a video on repairing the LCD screen, that is one
> where I have the  most problems.  Also perhaps a one to deal with keyboard
> issues?
>
> Looking forward to the next one.
>
> From: M100  on behalf of Josh Malone <
> josh.mal...@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: 
> Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 6:34 PM
> To: Model 100 Discussion 
> Subject: [M100] M100 repair video
>
> All,
>
> I finally made my first M100 repair video. This was a repair job that I
> picked up at Tandy Assembly -- one of several, actually. This may also be
> my first one-sitting fix (turned out to be a simple problem).
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSD01xLqwEc
>
> I'm still planning to make more videos of my repair jobs. I tried to
> include stuff that I thought might help others with their troubleshooting.
>
> -Josh
>
>

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Alex ...]

Nice video.

If you haven't tried them, pick up a set of stainless hollow desoldering
needles. They are dirt cheap and make removing things like those battery
pins stupidly easy.

Also, thanks for the reminder... I just cut the slightly fuzzy NiCd out of
my Model 102. Another couple of months and that would have been bad.

On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 9:34 PM Josh Malone  wrote:

> All,
>
> I finally made my first M100 repair video. This was a repair job that I
> picked up at Tandy Assembly -- one of several, actually. This may also be
> my first one-sitting fix (turned out to be a simple problem).
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSD01xLqwEc
>
> I'm still planning to make more videos of my repair jobs. I tried to
> include stuff that I thought might help others with their troubleshooting.
>
> -Josh
>


-- 
Disclaimer: Any resemblance between the above views and those of my
employer, my terminal, or the view out my window are purely coincidental.
Any resemblance between the above and my own views is non-deterministic.
The question of the existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold
them is left as an exercise for the reader.
The question of the existence of the reader is left as an exercise for the
second god coefficient.  (A discussion of non-orthogonal, non-integral
polytheism is beyond the scope of this article.) Thanks /usr/games/fortune

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Fugu ME100]

 Very nice job.  I have not had a xtal failure that was interesting.

Would be good to have a video on repairing the LCD screen, that is one where I 
have the  most problems.  Also perhaps a one to deal with keyboard issues?

Looking forward to the next one.

From: M100 
mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com>> 
on behalf of Josh Malone mailto:josh.mal...@gmail.com>>
Reply-To: mailto:m...@bitchin100.com>>
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 6:34 PM
To: Model 100 Discussion 
mailto:m100@lists.bitchin100.com>>
Subject: [M100] M100 repair video

All,

I finally made my first M100 repair video. This was a repair job that I picked 
up at Tandy Assembly -- one of several, actually. This may also be my first 
one-sitting fix (turned out to be a simple problem).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSD01xLqwEc

I'm still planning to make more videos of my repair jobs. I tried to include 
stuff that I thought might help others with their troubleshooting.

-Josh

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Fugu ME100]

I have been using a ketchup/condiment bottle as an alcohol dispenser :)

From: M100 
mailto:m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com>> 
on behalf of Kevin Becker mailto:ke...@kevinbecker.org>>
Reply-To: mailto:m...@bitchin100.com>>
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 7:20 PM
To: mailto:m100@lists.bitchin100.com>>
Subject: Re: [M100] M100 repair video

That alcohol dispenser looks really handy.


On Wed, 2020-01-29 at 21:34 -0500, Josh Malone wrote:
All,

I finally made my first M100 repair video. This was a repair job that I picked 
up at Tandy Assembly -- one of several, actually. This may also be my first 
one-sitting fix (turned out to be a simple problem).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSD01xLqwEc

I'm still planning to make more videos of my repair jobs. I tried to include 
stuff that I thought might help others with their troubleshooting.

-Josh

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Kevin Becker]

It looks like it might be this one?

https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Dispenser-durAstatic-Density-Polyethylene/dp/B00DK2BGIK/ref=sr_1_11?crid=1KWBRMEBQ5H2B=alcohol+dispenser+push+down=1580396996=alcohol+dispenser%2Caps%2C158=8-11

There are a lot of choices on amazon, with varying reviews.

-- Original Message --
From: "Josh Malone" 
To: m...@bitchin100.com
Sent: 1/30/2020 6:21:05 AM
Subject: Re: [M100] M100 repair video

It absolutely is. And, I just realized I left that out of my tools list 
- I'll have to see if I can add it.


On Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:20 PM Kevin Becker  
wrote:

That alcohol dispenser looks really handy.


On Wed, 2020-01-29 at 21:34 -0500, Josh Malone wrote:

All,

I finally made my first M100 repair video. This was a repair job that 
I picked up at Tandy Assembly -- one of several, actually. This may 
also be my first one-sitting fix (turned out to be a simple problem).


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSD01xLqwEc

I'm still planning to make more videos of my repair jobs. I tried to 
include stuff that I thought might help others with their 
troubleshooting.


-Josh

Re: [M100] M100 repair video

[Josh Malone]

It absolutely is. And, I just realized I left that out of my tools list -
I'll have to see if I can add it.

On Wed, Jan 29, 2020, 10:20 PM Kevin Becker  wrote:

> That alcohol dispenser looks really handy.
>
>
> On Wed, 2020-01-29 at 21:34 -0500, Josh Malone wrote:
>
> All,
>
> I finally made my first M100 repair video. This was a repair job that I
> picked up at Tandy Assembly -- one of several, actually. This may also be
> my first one-sitting fix (turned out to be a simple problem).
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSD01xLqwEc
>
> I'm still planning to make more videos of my repair jobs. I tried to
> include stuff that I thought might help others with their troubleshooting.
>
> -Josh
>
>