Re: Floppy drive issues
On Nov 12, 12:51 am, TT wrote: > I noticed the part that spins the > disk seems like it is not making a rotating noise, so I wonder if now the > motor is not working. There's advice on fixing stuck floppy drives here: http://www.ccadams.org/se/misc.html Worth trying perhaps. Cheers, Chris Adams. The Mac SE Support Pages http://www.ccadams.org/se/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: Classic II makes noise when mouse pointer moves on screen
Hi, I finally found time to work with the Classic II again. Yes, the sound is coming from the speaker. It makes the sound when I click on a menu and hold it open, and when moving the mouse pointer around on the screen. I let it run for around an hour then tested again and found the sound was not there any more after a good warm up. After it sits powered off for several hours and is turned on again the sound returns. It happens when booted from the internal hard drive or booted from a floppy so it appears to be a hardware issue. Any ideas what it is or how to fix it? Thanks, -Joe On 10/31/11, QuoVadis wrote: > Hey Joe! > > Sound like a ground problem! The sound should be coming from the > speaker, located on the side of the Classic II. Does the sound also > appear when using the keyboard or loading from a disk (be it HDD, FDD > of ZDD)? > > > Greetings, > > Eelco. > > -- > - > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: Classic II makes noise when mouse pointer moves on screen
How loud is it? Even many modern computers can have a very faint buzzing noise when the cursor moves. Todd Brayer toddbra...@gmail.com On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Joe wrote: > Hi, > > I finally found time to work with the Classic II again. Yes, the > sound is coming from the speaker. It makes the sound when I click on > a menu and hold it open, and when moving the mouse pointer around on > the screen. I let it run for around an hour then tested again and > found the sound was not there any more after a good warm up. After it > sits powered off for several hours and is turned on again the sound > returns. It happens when booted from the internal hard drive or booted > from a floppy so it appears to be a hardware issue. > > Any ideas what it is or how to fix it? > > Thanks, > -Joe > > On 10/31/11, QuoVadis wrote: >> Hey Joe! >> >> Sound like a ground problem! The sound should be coming from the >> speaker, located on the side of the Classic II. Does the sound also >> appear when using the keyboard or loading from a disk (be it HDD, FDD >> of ZDD)? >> >> >> Greetings, >> >> Eelco. >> >> -- >> - >> You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs >> group. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com >> To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >> > > -- > - > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: Classic II makes noise when mouse pointer moves on screen
With the mouse pointer moving it is a slight buzz that while noticeable is not a big deal and I can easily live with it. What has me concerned is the louder, more attention grabbing sound that happens when a drop down menu is displayed or a dialog box appears on the screen. Other than this noise everything on the computer works perfectly. Thank you, -Joe On 11/12/11, Todd Brayer wrote: > How loud is it? Even many modern computers can have a very faint > buzzing noise when the cursor moves. > > Todd Brayer > toddbra...@gmail.com > > > > > On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Joe wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I finally found time to work with the Classic II again. Yes, the >> sound is coming from the speaker. It makes the sound when I click on >> a menu and hold it open, and when moving the mouse pointer around on >> the screen. I let it run for around an hour then tested again and >> found the sound was not there any more after a good warm up. After it >> sits powered off for several hours and is turned on again the sound >> returns. It happens when booted from the internal hard drive or booted >> from a floppy so it appears to be a hardware issue. >> >> Any ideas what it is or how to fix it? >> >> Thanks, >> -Joe >> >> On 10/31/11, QuoVadis wrote: >>> Hey Joe! >>> >>> Sound like a ground problem! The sound should be coming from the >>> speaker, located on the side of the Classic II. Does the sound also >>> appear when using the keyboard or loading from a disk (be it HDD, FDD >>> of ZDD)? >>> >>> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> Eelco. >>> >>> -- >>> - >>> You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs >>> group. >>> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our >>> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >>> To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com >>> To leave this group, send email to >>> vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >>> >>> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ >>> >> >> -- >> - >> You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs >> group. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com >> To leave this group, send email to >> vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > -- > - > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
RE: Apple IIe Card Y-cable
I've got a few of those cards and thought about making up some cables, let me know what you think! -Sterling -Original Message- From: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com [mailto:vintage-macs@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of KGMacLover Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 5:26 PM To: Vintage Macs Subject: Apple IIe Card Y-cable Hi, could anybody please help me with the part# for the Mac LC Apple IIe Card Y-cable? I have a number of these cards, the LC's and the UniDisks, but I need the cable to tie them up together. I am hoping to skip the DIY project of assembling the Y-cable myself. Thanks, Kingson -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: For those needing a long Torx 15 look here
I bought my set of torx wrenches at my local Microcenter store. L. Kenyon On Nov 5, 2011, at 12:19 PM, GuyWithGuitars wrote: You can buy a set of Torx and other bits on an extending handle that goes to 8" at Harbor Freight Tools. Works perfect for old Macs. Here's the item and link http://www.harborfreight.com/33-piece-precision-screwdriver-set-93916.html -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: For those needing a long Torx 15 look here
That's a nice set. Wish I would have know before I got mine at Amazon for $29.99 and they are way too long but work. thanks for the site. doug Original Message: - From: Lawrence Kenyon kenyo...@mac.com Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:26:24 -0500 To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: For those needing a long Torx 15 look here I bought my set of torx wrenches at my local Microcenter store. L. Kenyon On Nov 5, 2011, at 12:19 PM, GuyWithGuitars wrote: > You can buy a set of Torx and other bits on an extending handle that > goes to 8" at Harbor Freight Tools. Works perfect for old Macs. > > Here's the item and link > > http://www.harborfreight.com/33-piece-precision-screwdriver-set-93916.html > > -- > - > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage > Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and > our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ myhosting.com - Premium MicrosoftŽ WindowsŽ and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: Classic II makes noise when mouse pointer moves on screen
--- On Sat, 11/12/11, Joe wrote: > After it > sits powered off for several hours and is turned on again > the sound > returns. It happens when booted from the internal hard > drive or booted > from a floppy so it appears to be a hardware issue. > > Any ideas what it is or how to fix it? Probably some filtering capacitors in the audio circuit need replaced. Pull the board out and closely examine the tops of all the capacitors, the small cylinders wrapped in plastic with a shiny metal end. The metal ends will have some lines pressed in, usually in an X or a K shape. Those are blowout vents. If something happens like a power surge those lines are supposed to be a weak point to rupture instead of the capacitor exploding and sending tiny conductive shrapnel into other circuitry. The problem is some capacitor manufacturers used an unstable formula for their capacitor electrolyte. (Google capacitor plague) Over time it decomposes and swells up. The tops of the capacitors bulge and eventually break. If the base plugs where the wires go in aren't good, the electrolyte can leak out there. If you find bulged capacitors they need replaced. Bottom leaking ones can be hard to spot if they've only leaked a little and didn't bulge the tops. Bottom leakers are worse because the electrolyte can be corrosive and damage traces on the circuit board. If you don't want to take a soldering iron to your Classic II's mainboard there are people who will do it for you. How much they charge for the service varies. Some will replace every capacitor known to fail, some take the tack that if a capacitor hasn't popped after so many years it's not going to, especially if others on the same board already have. That's what makes the electrolyte problem even worse, millions of the bad ones were made and got mixed into the supplies that almost every electronics manufacturer used for several years in the late 90's through early 00's. Some things got made with most or all bad caps, some things got only a few or even just one. I have a circa 2005 PC power supply with a single leaking capacitor, which I need to get replaced to make it good again. -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
Hello, I have been a collector of vintage computers all my life, and next year, I was going to go to the vintage computer festival. Well, about a month ago my house burned to the ground, and my dad was diagnosed with throat cancer. Well I sorted through the aftermath already, and all I have left are smoke black apple IIes and Mac performas with one question: Are they worth trying to power up? I don't want to electrocute myself or mess up my electrical system, but if none of these work, ill be selling parts pretty soon. Thanks! -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
We can't know. Are the power supplies intact? Are the hulls damaged? How? Were they near the hottest point of the fire, or in the far whereabouts? No really, we don't know, and we can't know. If they're kind of expendable (some CRT may blow) you can risk it, though. I'd get a switchable powerstrip, tie one of them up, switch closed, open the switch, get behind a corner (anyway, CRT tubes implode, as they are vacuum bubbles, but they operate on high voltages, and without a faraday cage, they are never safe enough when compromised) and fire it up trough the keyboard. I don't think they could start a NEW fire, *but an estinguisher at hand wouldn't hurt. * On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 02:14, Dylan Malama wrote: > Hello, > I have been a collector of vintage computers all my life, and next year, I > was going to go to the vintage computer festival. Well, about a month ago > my house burned to the ground, and my dad was diagnosed with throat cancer. > Well I sorted through the aftermath already, and all I have left are smoke > black apple IIes and Mac performas with one question: > Are they worth trying to power up? > I don't want to electrocute myself or mess up my electrical system, but if > none of these work, ill be selling parts pretty soon. Thanks! > -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
Its just from smoke damage, and being soaked in 3ft of basement water for 3 days. On Nov 12, 2011 8:34 PM, "Zingus J. Rinkle" wrote: > We can't know. Are the power supplies intact? Are the hulls damaged? How? > Were they near the hottest point of the fire, or in the far whereabouts? No > really, we don't know, and we can't know. > > If they're kind of expendable (some CRT may blow) you can risk it, though. > I'd get a switchable powerstrip, tie one of them up, switch closed, open > the switch, get behind a corner (anyway, CRT tubes implode, as they are > vacuum bubbles, but they operate on high voltages, and without a faraday > cage, they are never safe enough when compromised) and fire it up trough > the keyboard. > > I don't think they could start a NEW fire, *but an estinguisher at hand > wouldn't hurt. > * > On Sun, Nov 13, 2011 at 02:14, Dylan Malama wrote: > >> Hello, >> I have been a collector of vintage computers all my life, and next year, >> I was going to go to the vintage computer festival. Well, about a month ago >> my house burned to the ground, and my dad was diagnosed with throat cancer. >> Well I sorted through the aftermath already, and all I have left are >> smoke black apple IIes and Mac performas with one question: >> Are they worth trying to power up? >> I don't want to electrocute myself or mess up my electrical system, but >> if none of these work, ill be selling parts pretty soon. Thanks! >> > -- > - > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to > vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
Hello, >Its just from smoke damage, and being soaked in 3ft of basement water for 3 >days. So these machines were actually -submersed-? Or were they parked on tables -above- the 3 ft of water? Best, James Fraser -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
Submersed initially but I put them on tables after the fire department came and soaked everything. On Nov 12, 2011 9:47 PM, "James Fraser" < wheresthatistanbul-pcil...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello, > > >Its just from smoke damage, and being soaked in 3ft of basement water for > 3 > >days. > > So these machines were actually -submersed-? Or were they parked on tables > -above- the 3 ft of water? > > > Best, > > James Fraser > > -- > - > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to > vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
If it's been a month, they should power up fine after submersion... The hard drives might be dead though. -- platnicat On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Dylan Malama wrote: > Submersed initially but I put them on tables after the fire department came > and soaked everything. > > On Nov 12, 2011 9:47 PM, "James Fraser" > wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> >Its just from smoke damage, and being soaked in 3ft of basement water for >> > 3 >> >days. >> >> So these machines were actually -submersed-? Or were they parked on >> tables >> -above- the 3 ft of water? >> >> >> Best, >> >> James Fraser >> >> -- >> - >> You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs >> group. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com >> To leave this group, send email to >> vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs >> >> Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > -- > - > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
RE: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
Sorry to hear of your misfortune. :-( Any chance your insurance will cover replacements purchased via ebay or wherever? I'd say you don't have anything to lose! I like someone's suggestion about a power strip to turn them on with...I would even sit it outside on the sidewalk or something to be really safe...though worst-case, it would probably just pop and spark and blow something internally... I once worked on a computer that had been submersed in a flood. The fans and floppy/CD drive were shot, but everything else was fine after I scrubbed them in the sink with a toothbrush and running water. Even the hard drive was just fine... Wesley -Original Message- If it's been a month, they should power up fine after submersion... The hard drives might be dead though. -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
Re: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs?
The drives are most likely toast. Circuit boards can be cleaned with soapy water, rinsed then either placed out in the sunlight to dry or in a dehydrator for a couple of hours at around 80F. Take the power supplies apart and clean them too. The cooling fans might be trashed from rusting. Brushless DC fans can tolerate being wet but they need rinsed and dried in short order. Any speakers in them will be ruined from water damage to the paper cones. So unless you're willing to spend some time on cleanup and investing in replacement floppy drives, hard drives, CD-ROM drives and speakers, parting them out would be best, though in as-is condition they won't bring much. To get best price you'll need to at least have enough good parts to test other parts after cleaning. --- On Sat, 11/12/11, Dylan Malama wrote: From: Dylan Malama Subject: Re: 1 month after house fire: safe to start macs? To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011, 7:50 PM Submersed initially but I put them on tables after the fire department came and soaked everything. On Nov 12, 2011 9:47 PM, "James Fraser" wrote: Hello, >Its just from smoke damage, and being soaked in 3ft of basement water for 3 >days. So these machines were actually -submersed-? Or were they parked on tables -above- the 3 ft of water? -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
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Might I recommend reading the list footer? I quoted it below. > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- platnicat -- - You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
