Re: My Disk II blew up!

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In article <32D44174.5354@scnc.waverly.k12.mi.us>, Andrea
<aenglish@scnc.waverly.k12.mi.us> writes:


>	A while back I got a IIe w/no disk drives included.  I had 2 disk
IIs
>that came w/a broken II+ I also have.  I plugged the disk II into the
>IIe correctly as far as I could tell, but when I turned it on something
>started making this bizarre high-pitched squeeling noise and smoke
>started coming out of the disk II.  Needless to say, I haven't tried to
>run the IIe at all, but I'd like to if it doesn't mean blowing something
>else up. ....


     Disk ][ drives have been known to 'blow up' just in the course of
normal service. If you plugged in the drive correctly, then, the most
likely source of the noise, etc. is a blown capacitor. (Sometimes, there
is a loud bang; sometimes, a pop and squeal, ...-- it's kind of like
over-heating a small sealed can of soup.)

    Remove the drive cover and check for a messed up capacitor or one with
some nearby goo. If you find one, replace it and try out your drive again.




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