🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.sys.mac
Article #20334

Re: MacPlus resetting problem

#20334
From: Gary
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1987 02:07
29 lines
1827 bytes
> 
 >>>	Within the past 24 hours, my MacPlus, configured with 1Mb of
 >>>DRAM, an external 800K floppy and an external separately powered 40Mb
 >>>SCSI hard disk, has started resetting itself.  Most frequently at power-up
 >>>but also after running for periods up to an hour.  When it starts, it will
 >>> ....dribble,,,dribble,,, ad infinitum....
 >  
 > I saw the same behaviour when the +5 voltage line goes too low, like below
 > 4.82 volts or so.  Pop open you mac, check the +5 voltage line, then tweak the
 > pot until it gets above 4.85.   4.91 is ideal, I have been told.  I do not
 > remember the exact pins to check voltage on though, so maybe someone else
 > can recollect.
 >  
 > Phil Hunt

Before changing the power supply's voltage adjust setting, be sure to re-seat
the connectors that carry the power from the analog board to the logic board.

The connector contacts get oxidized after a while and they become (relatively)
high-resistance contacts.  Pulling the connectors of and plugging them back
in should help.  Be sure to do the both ends of the cable assembly!

If the voltage is still too low (it should be from 4.9 to 5.1 on the
logic board) then re-adjust the power supply.

You'll need to find someone with one of those long-necked Torx drivers.

Gary
(Not an employee of Apple Computers -- yet.)
Technical Details
Message-ID: <7050@oliveb.UUCP>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!oliveb!gnome
References: <11838@decwrl.DEC.COM>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!oliveb!gnome
From: gnome@oliveb.UUCP (Gary)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacPlus resetting problem
Message-ID: <7050@oliveb.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 14-Oct-87 22:07:50 EDT
Article-I.D.: oliveb.7050
Posted: Wed Oct 14 22:07:50 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 16-Oct-87 22:26:33 EDT
References: <11838@decwrl.DEC.COM>
Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca
Lines: 29