Well, Brad, that's a lovely solution to the problem. I'm going to think about it (even though I have a second M100 coming this week, I don't mind resuscitating the donor-to-be!
Thanks much for the idea and the solution! george g. On Sun, Nov 7, 2021, at 3:19 PM, Brad Grier wrote: > Hi George, I too had a pot on my NEC 8201 that had died, so I fabricated a > tray to allow new pots to be used to replace these old ones that aren't made > anymore. > > More detail here on my first version, if you're interested: > http://stuff.bradgrier.com/docs/drop-in-vr1-documentation/how-to-install-the-drop-inn-vr1-replacement-pot/ > I do have a newer version in the works that is a bit simpler to work with. > Happy to answer any questions... > > --Brad > > On Sun, Nov 7, 2021 at 2:57 PM George Goodman <georgeogood...@orgoodman.net> > wrote: >> __ >> FYI, it appears the pot is dead, dead, dead (well, it isn't potentiating, >> just letting a rather small bit through). That pot is so small and so very >> well soldered to the board that I don't think I can do anything about it. It >> appears that this M100 will become my donor. >> >> My second system arrives this week. >> >> Thanks for all the help, folks! >> >> george g. >> >> --- >> Please note that this email is coming from my new account. Change the >> contact information you have for me to send emails to >> georgeogood...@orgoodman.net >> Thanks! >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 4, 2021, at 12:19 PM, George Goodman wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> My M100 display seems to have taken a turn for the dim. See the images in >>> this shared folder —> >>> *https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y1cpftct6dgqy2j/AAAEb3PmIC1b30qh7FV_WX4ea?dl=0 * >>> ** >>> I can’t point to anything that happened. I started an install of TS-DOS >>> from my Backpack and, once the Initial Program Load began, stepped away >>> from my desk to get a glass of water. When I returned a few minutes later I >>> thought the M100 had flat out died. I removed the Backpack and tried >>> turning the M111 on and off and even did a hard reset. No joy…I thought. >>> >>> I happened to sit down at my desk and catch a more extreme viewing angle of >>> the display. That’s when I realized that there was just a display issue. I >>> verified that I can start up Basic, make the system beep, open Text, etc. >>> However, I haven’t found anything that will get the display back to good >>> viewing from overhead. >>> >>> BTW, I did try the contrast dial and that didn’t have any impact. The >>> images in that shared folder were taken with the contrast at its highest. >>> >>> Does anyone have suggestions for debugging and fixing this? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> george g. >> > > > -- > -- > Brad Grier > >
