Re: Power light on Apple II

[Kallikak <ken.wessen@gmail.com>]

No, it's not that important - that's why I described the fault as
merely "irritating".  But without it, unless I have the monitor on, I
can't tell if the thing is on or off.  :-)

On May 18, 9:56 pm, "William Garber" <willy4...@garberstreet.com>
wrote:
> "Kallikak" <ken.wes...@gmail.com> wrote in message1179456538.673645.281820@q23g2000hsg.googlegroups.com">news:1179456538.673645.281820@q23g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> : I have 2 Apple II+ keyboards, but each has an irritating minor fault.
> : One has a dodgy spacebar because a bit of plastic has broken off that
> : should hold the metal support in place beneath it, and the power light
> : doesn't display on the other. I like the feel of the second one much
> : more than the first, but it's a bit awkward to not have any visible
> : indication of the machine being switched on.  I know the lamp is ok
> : because if I put it in the other keyboard it works.
> :
> : I was interested in advice relating to the difficulties I may
> : encounter if I completely dismantle the keyboard and try and find the
> : fault.  I really don't want to mess up an otherwise working keyboard,
> : and I am quite wary since the first thing I did was to slightly (only
> : slightly) tighten a couple of screws beneath the area near the power
> : light position and that stopped about 4 or 5 of the left hand keys
> : from working at all.  :-(
> :
> : Ken
>
> Is the Power Light really that important?
> I think you can tell if the thing is on or
> not, eh? Don't fix what ain't broke.
>
> William Garber
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