Thanks trag for the comprehensive response. |)
That's a great idea about cleaning the contacts, I should have thought of it before! I'm certain I got some old floppy cleaning solution (about 93% icy I think) so that should do the job.
As for the caps, they look pretty nice at close inspection but I guess one never can tell. I have a friend of mine who re-capped my SE/30 and Amiga 1200 recently so if it is that issue then it shouldnt be a problem to fix later on.
I have noticed that it has no ROM SIMM installed. I actually have a spare at my friends (funny enough the one I just mentioned), i'm thinking that could be the possible cause for the chimes when any RAM is installed. Though in my experience from Mac's of old they usually they don't boot at all without a ROM SIMM, RAM or no RAM.
I have tested the 30 pin SIMM's and they appear working and fine in my LCII so that's something emiminated atleast.
Also I got a IIci spare so il try that if all else fails.
That's a great idea about cleaning the contacts, I should have thought of it before! I'm certain I got some old floppy cleaning solution (about 93% icy I think) so that should do the job.
As for the caps, they look pretty nice at close inspection but I guess one never can tell. I have a friend of mine who re-capped my SE/30 and Amiga 1200 recently so if it is that issue then it shouldnt be a problem to fix later on.
I have noticed that it has no ROM SIMM installed. I actually have a spare at my friends (funny enough the one I just mentioned), i'm thinking that could be the possible cause for the chimes when any RAM is installed. Though in my experience from Mac's of old they usually they don't boot at all without a ROM SIMM, RAM or no RAM.
I have tested the 30 pin SIMM's and they appear working and fine in my LCII so that's something emiminated atleast.
Also I got a IIci spare so il try that if all else fails.