Re: Apple ][ Europlus - power supply problem...

["bieling@terra.es" <bieling@terra.es>]

On Mar 8, 10:17 pm, "myoldmac.net" <use...@myoldmac.net> wrote:
> Hello everybody,
>
> I bought a very nice Apple ][ Europlus
>
> http://i17.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/8b/0e/07b0_12.JPG
>
> It came carefully packed and I  set it up immediately.
> The Disk Interface is connected to an original Apple Disk Interface on
> Slot 6, Drive 1. A Language Card is installed on Slot 1 and connected
> to a port on the logic board by cable.
>
> Everything looks nice and clean but if I try to power up the Apple ]
> [ the power supply simply gives a monotone
> "zip...zip...zip...zip...zip..." sound (not loud but remarkable).
> Nothing happens. There is sadly no LED on the logic board to see if it
> becomes power.
>
> I talked to the former owner and he says he used the Apple ][ to the
> last day of his ownership and I believe him - the photo tells the same
> story.
>
> Does anyone have an idea what this could be?
>
> Oliver

The first thing that you ought to do is to unplug (remove) both the
disk controller card and the language card and connecting flat and see
what happens when you turn it on again...

A very usual mistake is to plug the disk II cable into the disk II
controller either misaligned or rotated 180 degrees.

Jorge.