As you may have noticed, I changed the name of this thread again, this time to "Macintosh 512k!!! EDIT: "
I opened the case this morning to check everything over. I gave the analog board a quick peek, I removed the logic board and examined it, I removed the floppy drive completely and re-plugged it on both sides. That 512k is like new on the interior! The boards are shiny, and look like they haven't ever been used!
So I plugged everything back in, put the case back on, and plugged it into the wall. I left it sitting there for a while, so that the components would be 'warmed up' when I flipped the power switch.
Then I flipped the power switch. Here's what happened:
POP!!
No screen lighting up, no chime, nothing. A loud POP a split-second after I flipped the switch. (Well, it sounded more like a CRACK!! but I'll just call it a pop) I tried flipping the switch again, but it was as if the cord had been unplugged. Not a peep.
I'm almost positive that I didn't plug anything in backwards. (In fact, I'm not even sure it's possible, the way the pins are all arranged.) But I ask myself still, why did it pop after I opened it, but not before?
At any rate, the pop seemed to have issued from somewhere close to the power switch, so my guess is a flaky power supply.
Tomorrow I'll open the case up again and pinpoint my problem. A pop that loud will definitely have some visible damage.
After I've pinpointed my problem, I'll remove the component in question. And then, on my birthday when I'll have more money, I'll put ads here in the trading post for replacement parts.
But I will get that 512k working again. That is my vow. Most of my computers at one point or another had a problem.
Now they all work. So will that 512k.
-Apostrophe
I opened the case this morning to check everything over. I gave the analog board a quick peek, I removed the logic board and examined it, I removed the floppy drive completely and re-plugged it on both sides. That 512k is like new on the interior! The boards are shiny, and look like they haven't ever been used!
So I plugged everything back in, put the case back on, and plugged it into the wall. I left it sitting there for a while, so that the components would be 'warmed up' when I flipped the power switch.
Then I flipped the power switch. Here's what happened:
POP!!
No screen lighting up, no chime, nothing. A loud POP a split-second after I flipped the switch. (Well, it sounded more like a CRACK!! but I'll just call it a pop) I tried flipping the switch again, but it was as if the cord had been unplugged. Not a peep.
I'm almost positive that I didn't plug anything in backwards. (In fact, I'm not even sure it's possible, the way the pins are all arranged.) But I ask myself still, why did it pop after I opened it, but not before?
At any rate, the pop seemed to have issued from somewhere close to the power switch, so my guess is a flaky power supply.
Tomorrow I'll open the case up again and pinpoint my problem. A pop that loud will definitely have some visible damage.
After I've pinpointed my problem, I'll remove the component in question. And then, on my birthday when I'll have more money, I'll put ads here in the trading post for replacement parts.
But I will get that 512k working again. That is my vow. Most of my computers at one point or another had a problem.
Now they all work. So will that 512k.
-Apostrophe