Re: Grounding on the //gs

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Vince Briel" <vbrielnospamme@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:qKkMb.28587$xy6.72842@attbi_s02...
: > 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.
: >
: I agree. I'd try a 5.25" first as they are more common. Appears
to me to be
: static. I have run into quarky gs power supplies that don't
drop all their
: voltage for about 5 minutes but my guess is static.
:
: Vince

May I also suggest enough room to work.
Always give yourself space to allow you
to turn your equipment around so you can
actually see the connector you are attempting
to connect the drive to, and only work on
one thing at a time. Trying to troubleshoot
more than one problem at a time can get very
confusing.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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