Re: IIgs metal case liner

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) writes...

>"Anonymous" <x.y@tennis.net> wrote:
> 
>>On the plastic cover to the IIgs, there is a steel liner.  What purpose does
>>this serve, and is it ok to remove?
> 
>It is an RF radiation shield.  The GS has an ABS platic case, so unlike
>a PC with a metal case, it needs a metal shield to satisfy FCC regs.
>Personally, I have run a GS with the cover off and had no TV or radio
>interference....

    Incidentally, the internal metal powersupply completes the 
RF sheilding I believe. Removing it would potentially leave a
rather large gap (probably a good idea to leave it in place if
you add an external PC supply).

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca