This may sound strange, but try removing the internal battery completely. I had
a similar problem when I replace my NiCad with a super capacitor. It turned on
once then lines. I had horizontal lines not vertical. Nothing I did made it
work. I took the super capacitor out and it worked like a champ. The
capacitor's voltage was too high and kept the power from cycling properly. I
run it without battery backup since I keep it plugged in the whole time and
back everything up on my phone or PC in case I need to restart.
Kurt
On Thursday, June 22, 2017 1:09 PM, Joshua Ray <sabiorsa...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Well... I've tried both cold and arctic starts and I'm still getting vertical
lines and unresponsiveness.
Out of curiosity I took the power switch apart again and the machine is still
turning itself on when I toggle the memory power. I wonder if I've got some
kind of short or faulty component?
On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com> wrote:
control + break +(either a reset (cold start) or a power toggle (arctic start))
power toggle...however you can do it. I tend in the T200 to toggle
the memory power switch.
all model T computers eventually need the arctic restart.... ;)
On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 3:19 PM, Joshua Ray <sabiorsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can I do that if I don't have the power adapter? Is it control, break,
> reset, or just control, break?
>
> Also, the machine shouldn't power on just when I power on the memory,
> correct?
>
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Stephen Adolph <twospru...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I usually do the arctic start-
>>
>> pull batts
>> hold down control and break, and then power up.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Joshua Ray <sabiorsa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I did try to cold start. There was no response though.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Josh Malone <josh.mal...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Did you do a cold-start?
>> >>
>> >> Hold down CTRL and BREAK while you press RESET .
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 2:20 PM, Joshua Ray <sabiorsa...@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi all,
>> >>>
>> >>> I replaced the NiCd battery with a replacement NiCd rated as 3.6 V, 60
>> >>> mAh. It reads 3.8 V on my multimeter.
>> >>>
>> >>> I reassembled the components to test it again, and when I switch the
>> >>> memory power on the LCD immediately turns on without me pressing the
>> >>> power
>> >>> button. I'm still getting vertical lines and there is no response when
>> >>> I try
>> >>> to cold start.
>> >>>
>> >>> I'm a bit stumped. I didn't have any solder spillage and the battery
>> >>> polarity is correct. Any thoughts?
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 6:48 PM, Mike Stein <mhs.st...@gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Definitely replace that battery soon!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Power on, then hold CTL BREAK and press RESET button.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Good luck!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>>> From: Joshua Ray
>> >>>> To: m...@bitchin100.com
>> >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 6:09 PM
>> >>>> Subject: Re: [M100] Tandy 200 repair, guidance requested
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I did check the battery before, but now that I look more closely
>> >>>> there
>> >>>> is some leakage just beginning to occur. It hasn't reached the board
>> >>>> yet,
>> >>>> but I think I should play it safe and remove it. Thanks for
>> >>>> mentioning that.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> When you do a cold start do you hold the buttons then press the power
>> >>>> switch, or do you press them after powering the computer on?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thanks.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 5:50 PM, Mike Stein <mhs.st...@gmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Fresh AAs will be fine; (you did check that there's no sign of any
>> >>>>> leakage around the internal NiCd battery?)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Cold start:
>> >>>>> Hold down CTRL BREAK while you press RESET
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>>>> From: Joshua Ray
>> >>>>> To: m...@bitchin100.com
>> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 5:39 PM
>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [M100] Tandy 200 repair, guidance requested
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> I don't have the power adapter unfortunately. Will it function just
>> >>>>> as
>> >>>>> well on AA batteries?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Could you also explain what you mean by cold start?
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Thanks!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 5:34 PM, John R. Hogerhuis
>> >>>>> <jho...@pobox.com>
>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Power problems are common when you first get a Model T out of
>> >>>>>> storage.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Generally it needs to be plugged in, left on overnight to get the
>> >>>>>> internal nicad charged up. Then do a cold start to clear the RAM.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> -- John.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>
>
