Re: Opening a IIc

[shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford)]

In article <31CC6DE3.35C8@pop3.concentric.net>,
Bill Shuff  <bill2060@concentric.net> wrote:
>Hal Zabin wrote:
>> 
>> I bought a IIc and would like to open the case to do some major cleaning of the
>> housing. I tried removing all the screws, but the case didn't open easily so I

>Use a thin dull knife or a thin screwdriver and insert it just in front 
>of the "B" key.  The best tool is a chip puller made by the ZIP Chip 
>people it is about 3/8" wide 2" long and has about 1/16" of its tip bent 
>to form an "L".  There is a plastic latching mechanism that you must 
>"pop" to get the case apart.  If it is broken in the process it is not a 
>problem as it is redundant to the screws.  Most of the time the latch 
>survives the process.

When I took my //c's apart, all I did was stick a flathead screwdriver in the
crack between the top part and the bottom part of the case right about where
the RCA video jack is and pried the back panel out enough to clear the ports.
Once the back is past the ports, the top comes right off. It's a little easier
on a beige key //c since the back panel is a separate piece from the top. On
a grey key //c the top and back are a single piece. Then when you put it back
together, you just line up the catch at the front of the case and pull out on
the back panel so it goes over the ports, then squeeze the halves together.
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