Re: power light question..?

[dalloff@gcfn.org (Dave Althoff Jr)]

Wayne Stewart (waynes@intergate.bc.ca) wrote:


: Quadrajet1 wrote:

: >    The Apple /// and the //e, and later ][+'s used a bayonet style 5 volt bulb.
: >  The early Apple ][ used a "grain of wheat" style of bulb.  Mainly the ]['s
: > with the power light that looked like a keycap.  The Apple II and /// series
: > never used LED's for the power light on the keyboard. I should have both styles
: > of bulbs still around in my parts bins.

: Except for the Platinum IIe

Don't know about the platinum ][e, but the IIgs most certainly uses an LED.

Also, a neat trick:  There are two lamp pockets under the power light lens
on the IIgs.  Put a red high-brightness LED in the second pocket and wire
it up to the LED connector on your internal hard disk, and your green
power light will turn yellow on disk activity.  Thanks to the Vulcan GS
manual for that tip.

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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