Re: Disk ][ refurb, case replacement, etc.

[crazyleddy@aol.com (CrazyLeddy)]

>Maybe I'm just a masochist, but I wasn't content to just swap the
>top beige/black covers.  The ribbion cable is attached to the bottom
>portion of the case, which is simple enough.  However, the real trick
>is in switching the front panels.  A special piece of magic has to
>be worked in order to unhook the LED "In Use" light and in aligning
>the front panel with the drive door.  Kind of tricky, kind of easy,
>but useful information for someone.  :-)

I just took out all four screws and disconnected the grounding wire to the
chassis.  Then, I removed the ribbon cable that goes to the computer
cable.  Then, I took out the "In use" light cable.  After repairing the
drives, I put it all together, and neither the eject button nor the "In
Use" light worked.  After reversing the "In Use" light/eject button cable,
it worked.  I was removing a metal slider  in an AE HD IIGS
3-and-a-half-inch drive.  If you're working with a 5-and-a-quarter-inch
drive, reversing the "in use" light cable can damage it because of
anode-cathode reversal.  

In short, my advice is to mark all the cables with masking tape.

Crazily Crazy,

Crazy Leddy