9 Oct
2011
9 Oct
'11
6:38 p.m.
On 9 Oct 2011 at 17:02, Geoffrey Reed wrote:
Looks like I have some work to do, I got the case off,
the microswitch
for the keyboard on/off is split in half (was held together by the
plastic pin and the screw that held it in place.
Fortunately, microswitches are easy to come by, either at your
friendly electronics supplier or stripped out of electronic junk,
such as printers and appliances.
The lock itself is corroded. So much so that one of
the pins is fused
in place :( so it is out of there.
Replacements shouldn't be too difficult to find.
The CMOS battery needs to be replaced, luckily it
hadn't started to
leak and drip from the pack.
And the switches on the XCELX accelerator are broken
and it won't even
try to POST with those broken off. (bodies popped off, and I need to
make sure that none of the metal parts from inside are shorting
anything before applying power
All of which can be replaced economically.
Congratulations on your prize!
--Chuck