I can't see any corrosion.
That isn't much of a computer. Looks like a few ttl chips. Most cars of that
age have 2 "computers" afaik. One at least has a board with a uP chip, like an
8088 or a 68000.
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On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 9:20 PM PDT Scott Holder wrote:
>This i
Sorry, again slightly off-topic.
Similar story with me with an old Accord coupe. Turned out the main relay
solder had cracked, the skills I'd picked up for resoldering the Mac Plus
(on-topic :) ) helped towards soldering this, got it fixed!
On 17 October 2013 05:20, Scott Holder wrote:
> This
I've got a 92 Caravan (just rolled over 22 miles yesterday)...it has an
occasionally odd hiccup...stumbles or power loss at moderate throttle...hit
the gas and it pops out of it and is fine. In the back of my mind I've
started wondering if aging capacitors in the computer somewhere might be
ca
I'd suggest your TPS throttle position sensor first.
> From: wes...@megley.com
> To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Semi-OT - Unexpected benefits of old computer hobbies and
> capacitors
> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 09:06:16 -0400
>
> I've got a 92 C
E-mail me :)
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On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 6:50 AM PDT Jason Johnson wrote:
>I'd suggest your TPS throttle position sensor first.
>
>> From: wes...@megley.com
>> To: vintage-macs@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: Semi-OT - Unexpected benefits of old computer hobbies and
Add my sprinkler system controller to the list. It went out a couple of
months ago, after demonstrating a little bit of erratic behaviour leading
up to the complete failure. Replaced the three electrolytic caps on the
board, and now it's working great, and the LCD display seems more darker
a
Hello,
> In the back of my mind I've started wondering if aging capacitors in the
> computer
> somewhere might be causing a problem...they certainly seem to start going out
> in most
> everything else that old! Seems that they are a "wear item" in the
> electronics world... :-( A friend says t
The size and "construct" of old radio (and old tube amplifier) caps are vastly
different than more modern computer ones. I think maybe your wry point is in
the statement somewhere? But I know friends who repair old tube radios and
Dynaco Amps, for example, which capacitors have failed creating a
On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 8:58 PM, James Fraser <
wheresthatistanbul-pcil...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I find myself wondering if, say, a radio from 1930 could still be
> reasonably expected to work "as-is" in 1960 (i.e. thirty years or more
> later) as opposed to Compact Macs, which, thirty years on, mor
