Re: Taking apart Lisa - cleaning

    Well, that was certainly an interesting escapade. Apparently a power supply cap blew up sometime in the past, and there was crusted electrolyte all over the one side. Some cleaning of the chassis and case later, I have got the Lisa booting up. However, it just appears as if the Widget is not present to the system, as it only shows the floppy for startup. The Widget spins up and sounds normal, but I guess it isn't being seen by the hardware. Any suggestions or things to try to pinpoint this further?

    Mounting the IDEFile inside an old ProFile case isn't a bad idea. I might just do that. Additionally, are there supposed to be pads on the little feet on the bottom of the Lisa? It isn't completely stable on a flat surface, and I believe I put the case back together properly, so maybe they were missing from the beginning.

Thanks,
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Lord" <philip_at_email.domain.hidden> To: "LisaList" <lisalist_at_email.domain.hidden> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:01 AM Subject: Re: Taking apart Lisa - cleaning

> If I build one (I'm still not convinced I have the skill level), I was
> thinking of mounting it inside an original Profile Drive case, where the
> internals are long dead. Keep it classic.
>
> Did you get an error number from your widget drive?
>
>
>
> On Nov 2, 2005, at 2:50 PM, Chris Riedl wrote:
>
>> I would be interested in building one. I'm an Electrical Engineering
>> student, so assembling a board is something I'm proficient at. If I am
>> going to go through the trouble I'd like to get one of the PCBs that he
>> is offering, since it would be more professional and easier in the long
>> run. It definitely deserves a case, too.
>>
>> I've almost got my Lisa apart now, so I figured out how everything is
>> attached. I was told that the Widget was having problems, so that will
>> be my next quest. Once I boot it up after putting everything back
>> together, I will see what exactly is going on. Otherwise, the machine
>> looks to be in great shape other than some minor problems from being
>> neglected in a basement or something.
>>
>> -Chris
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Lord" <philip_at_email.domain.hidden>
>> To: "LisaList" <lisalist_at_email.domain.hidden>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: Taking apart Lisa - cleaning
>>
>>
>>
>>> I sent the IDEfile guy an email yesterday. Do you want to build one?
>>> I'm keen.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 2, 2005, at 7:30 AM, Chris Riedl wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Greetings,
>>>>
>>>> After quite a bit of waiting, my Lisa has arrived! I am
>>>> currently in the process of dismantling everything in order to clean
>>>> it up, as it looks like the outer casing was dirty wherever it had
>>>> been kept at some point. I was curious how the top, sides, and
>>>> bottom casing pieces are removed so that I can clean them.
>>>>
>>>> Additionally, I was curious if anyone on-list knew what style of
>>>> power cord came with Lisa, as well as the number of tabs included
>>>> with the keyboard. I'm attempting to make sure everything is here.
>>>>
>>>> Finally, has anyone had contact with the gentleman who designed
>>>> the IDEFile hard drive? I sent him email a while back, but never
>>>> received a response.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Chris
>>>>
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