Re: [M100] Repair dilemma

2020-08-04 Thread Jonathan Yuen
Varta is a German battery company. I generally buy Varta AA and AAA batteries (as they are known in the US) which we call R6 and R03. But they make all kinds of batteries. jonathan.y...@mykopat.slu.se Från: M100 [m100-boun...@lists.bitchin100.com] för

[M100] TPDD Utility Disk Default Contents?

2020-08-04 Thread RETRO Innovations
I am trying to archive my tpdd 1 disks (I have 3) to Windows using tpddtool.py, but I am interested in what are the default files that come on the disks? I have one utility disk that is almost bare (PLOT.BA and SETRAM.BA, but another has a lot more files. Also, tpddtool.py does not want to

Re: [M100] Repair dilemma

2020-08-04 Thread Alex ...
Hey Matt, I've done a lot of synthesizer repairs of similar vintage (and sometimes similar architecture!) and I'd recommend not replacing any caps unless you've done diagnostics to determine that they're the cause of a specific problem. There's no hard-working filter caps in this machine like

Re: [M100] Repair dilemma

2020-08-04 Thread Gregory McGill
It's the internal battery looks like some coin cells wrapped in plastic.. should be replaced asap in all model 100/102/200's https://www.arcadeshopper.com/wp/store/#!/NI-CD-3-6v-60Mah-replacement-battery/p/109811150/category=32594049 On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 2:15 PM Peter Vollan wrote: > Forgive

Re: [M100] Repair dilemma

2020-08-04 Thread Peter Vollan
Forgive my ignorance What is a varta? On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 at 09:14, Matthew Stock wrote: > > Thanks Wayne. > > Yes, I already clipped the varta out (it had started to go, but hadn't > hit the board yet). Caps will be next - also something I need to do > on the M102. > > Matt > > On Tue, Aug

Re: [M100] Repair dilemma

2020-08-04 Thread Josh Malone
In my experience, the 102 is unlikely to need any caps replaced. The M100, though, I now recommend replacing C82 through C86 on all units, in addition to replacing the memory battery. -Josh On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 12:14 PM Matthew Stock wrote: > Thanks Wayne. > > Yes, I already clipped the

Re: [M100] Repair dilemma

2020-08-04 Thread Matthew Stock
Thanks Wayne. Yes, I already clipped the varta out (it had started to go, but hadn't hit the board yet). Caps will be next - also something I need to do on the M102. Matt On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 12:08 PM Wayne Talbot wrote: > > Change the internal battery; if it is not bad now, it will likely

Re: [M100] Repair dilemma

2020-08-04 Thread Wayne Talbot
Change the internal battery; if it is not bad now, it will likely go bad soon and can rot your computer. While you have the case open, it is a good idea to replace the capacitors. Again, if they are not bad now they soon will be. Congratulations on your find. On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 10:53 AM

[M100] Repair dilemma

2020-08-04 Thread Matthew Stock
Hi all, I recently picked up a "for parts, not working" M100 on Ebay. After a quick inspection where I didn't see any obvious damage, I tried powering it up with a wall wart. Much to my surprise, it came up immediately and seems to work just fine (keyboard, display, etc). My guess is that the

Re: [M100] What gives?

2020-08-04 Thread Daryl Tester
THAT'S GOOD! PERHAPS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CLEAR? THERE IS NO "E" IN BITCHIN100.COM! WHICH IS WHAT IS SHOWN IN GLENN'S ORIGINAL MESSAGE! On 4/8/20 5:17 pm, Russ Oechslin wrote: *THE B-100 WEBSITE IS UP... *At 08:00 PM 8/3/2020, you wrote: Glenn should have at least got a bounce message

Re: [M100] What gives?

2020-08-04 Thread Russ Oechslin
THE B-100 WEBSITE IS UP... At 08:00 PM 8/3/2020, you wrote: Glenn should have at least got a bounce message - "bitchen100.com" isn't registered, and doesn't exist. On 4/8/20 8:33 am, Stephen Adolph wrote: I think the list address is wrong; I have never seen a post from you. Try