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Re: Grounding on the //gs

Lockar wrote:


    I'm sorry guys, that was a typo..  ::: shakes his head at his bad
typing ::  I it should have read: "I went to plug the 3.5 drive in the
unit (smart port, with it off mind you, but it was still plugged in)
and I tapped the sides f both connecters (missed plugging it in, and
the two sides hit each other) and there was a small spark."

   Just to clearfy more, what hit was the sides of the two conectors
for I missed plugging it in, and the sides hit each other.  The I moved
the drive cable to plug it in right, and the spark followed.  Then I
took the cable away to make sure the //gs was really off.  It was off,
and I am well aware of what static can do to computers.  I have had to
replace memory chips in my Apple ][+ in my time because of static.

   It did not do any damage to the drive for I have the drive on
another computer and is working perfectly.  As for the //gs it comes
out and looks for a boot device.  There isn't one because I am afraid
to hook one up.  With out some more input on this.


If the spark just went between the two shields while the IIgs was
turned off then it's very unlikely any damage resulted to the IIgs.
The shield is connected to the ground wire and any current going to
the shield shouldn't go through the computers circuitry. Of course if
the spark did go through one of those 19 pins instead of the shield
then that's a different story. About the only way to know for sure is
to try a drive. I'd likely risk a 5.25" drive first.