Re: IIe problems. (power?)

[taxman@aa.net (G. Johnson or K. Hartman)]

In article <33A1336D.ADF@swbell.net>, rubywand@swbell.net says...
>
>Keegan Hartman writes ...
>> 
>> At my school, I am like the only one who knows anything about Apple
>> IIs. Recently I tried to use 2 different IIes, one Platinum, the 
other
>> regular. When I trun them on nothing happens. Yes they are plugged 
in.
>> Could this be a common conector problem?
>>
>
>     Could be. Schools use all kinds of setups (power strips, 
under-table 
>switches, etc.) to route power to computers. Possibly, a switch in 
some 
>utility room needs to be thrown to send power to the classroom's 
computer 
>area.
>
>     You could check the power strip or UPS (uninterruptable power 
>supply) the IIe's are plugged into. Maybe a circuit breaker needs to 
be 
>reset or a fuse needs to be replaced. To just check the machines, you 
>could try plugging each computer into an AC socket which you know is 
>active.
>
>
>Rubywand

Let me rephrase my question. Some of our IIes work and some don't. I 
use the same out let to test them. We don't have power strips for IIes 
(no room in budget). Is it something internal? Does the power source 
need to be replaced? Are they unfixable and should be used for parts?

Keegan Hartman
TAXMAN@AA.NET