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File contents
Some tips on dealing with computer problems.
I have had a little experience over the years doing fairly simple repairs
and some post-mortems on computers. I can't claim to be an expert but I
can pass on some of the experience I have gained about what tends to go
wrong and why and perhaps some suggestions on what to do about it.
I can't claim to have all the answers and sure as fate I won't have the
answer to your particular problem.
Now I am going to start by saying that the Elk is one of the most reliable
computers around. OK, so I like the Elk and I would say that wouldn't I?
The sort of problems affecting computers in order are:
1, dirty, corroded or lose contacts. Really this is way up on top of a
list and is by far the most common problem.
2, Mechanical wear, power sockets, input and output sockets for monitors,
drives, drives themselves which wear out and of course keyboards.
3, poor solder joints often during manufacture but sometimes resulting
from extensions and repairs.
4, consequential damage to the electronic components as a result of one of
the above.
5, breakdown of an electronic component, and in order these tend to be:
capacitors,
resistors,
transistors,
Integrated circuits, or chips
ROMs and ULAs
I wrote the above because because so many people simply assume that the
problem is electronic. With the Master and the Beeb, there were a few
design problems and consequently some of the ICs tended to have a
shortened life. With PCs and most other modern computers there are a
multitude of design problems. With the Elk this doesn't seem to be the
case. Though sadly the same cannot be said for every addon used by the
Elk.
Before starting any work make a drawing of the area you are working on and
carefully note the positions of any wires and and components you may work
on. Also note which way round components go. Look for anything which
appears lose, or blackened or discoloured.
Cleaning contacts. A number of methods are used by different people from
erasers to dabbing with a cloth socked with some meths'. Really the only
proper and effective way is to use a good quality aerosol cleaner such as
Electronic Cleaning Solvent from Maplin code FC01B costing about `4.65 or
Contact Cleaner Lubricant code DM85G costing about `4.30
Mechanical wear will usually mean replacing the offending plug or socket.
If you know someone who can do the repair try to find the replacement
component, again Maplin is probably a good source.
I had some trouble with my printer a while back, all it would print was
endless lines of random charaters when I was using my word-processor.
Strangely it didn't seem to happen when I tried to print from BASIC using
VDU2. The problem was cured by removing the printer plug at both ends and
then replacing.
Another problem which I have had more than once are the cartridge slots on
my Plus 1 where the contacts have worn and lost their 'spring'. Here I
simply had to chop the old slot out, desolder the pins, clean the holes
and fit a new slot which I got from you guessed it, Maplin. This is not
for the feint hearted and requires some skill with a soldering iron.
Keyboards wear out where some keys won't work, This may be the connector
between the keyboard and the main computer board or it may be the key
itself. I have never found a way of cleaning keys which worked. I think
JAFA may be able to help. Or you could do as Derek Walker did and build a
new keyboard. Probably not such a bad idea.
Lockups, this happens to vurtually all computers from time to time. Make a
mental note of when it happens.
While using some software, does it occur with other perhaps similar
software?
While using some addon, try removing the addon and using the computer for
a while, you may need to be a little drastic here because it may be your
disc drive then you will need to test your Elk by loading some tape
software.
While accessing a particular ROM. Try removing the ROM to another socket
if you have one, if it is in a cartridge which holds two ROMs try swapping
the ROMs around.
Drives will wear out. I have recently bought a brand new high density 3.5"
drive to replace my medium density one. It works perfectly with my Elk and
only cost `30.
Poor joints can sometimes be difficult to spot even for those with some
experience. Look anyway. Where wires are soldered onto the board look
carefully at these. The Slogger ROMBox amoung others can produce this
problem. Sometimes a wire may need to be completlely replaced. Remember to
check its position. If a lose wire is found look for signs of bits of
strands on a nearby board. Generally if a wire is streched to it's full
length, it's original position will be somewhere near to the end. This is
not a golden rule though.
Consequential damage is a bigger problem and solving it is bigger still. I
wish I could give you some advice here but apart from using a logic pulser
and probe I can't.
Breakdown of electronic components is also a problem. Sometimes the
solution is obvious when you examine the circuit diagram but sometimes it
isn't
some people may disagree with some of what I have written here and I am
open to critisism. However don't what ever you do jump to any snap
conclusions when trying to find a fault. Suspect the obvious first ie
poor contacts either through dirt or wear or corrision.
One final piece of advice I will give, if you see an Elk and/or an Plus1
and/or a Plus 3 or other disc interface going at a reasonable price, buy
it. The Elk is worth having if for no other reason that to continue your
membership of EUG. And I'm not joking. You might try another more modern
computer but I do think you will soon become disillusioned especially when
you realise the price of software and the poor reliability. Did you know
that a PC costing upwards of `1000 new is designed to last only about 3 to
5 years? And the Elk is still going strong up to 13 years after production
not bad really?
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A num| 000007e0 62 65 72 20 6f 66 20 6d 65 74 68 6f 64 73 20 61 |ber of methods a| 000007f0 72 65 20 75 73 65 64 20 62 79 20 64 69 66 66 65 |re used by diffe| 00000800 72 65 6e 74 20 70 65 6f 70 6c 65 20 66 72 6f 6d |rent people from| 00000810 0d 65 72 61 73 65 72 73 20 74 6f 20 64 61 62 62 |.erasers to dabb| 00000820 69 6e 67 20 77 69 74 68 20 61 20 63 6c 6f 74 68 |ing with a cloth| 00000830 20 73 6f 63 6b 65 64 20 77 69 74 68 20 73 6f 6d | socked with som| 00000840 65 20 6d 65 74 68 73 27 2e 20 52 65 61 6c 6c 79 |e meths'. 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The p| 00000ad0 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 20 77 61 73 20 63 75 72 65 64 |roblem was cured| 00000ae0 20 62 79 20 72 65 6d 6f 76 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 | by removing the| 00000af0 20 70 72 69 6e 74 65 72 20 70 6c 75 67 20 61 74 | printer plug at| 00000b00 20 62 6f 74 68 20 65 6e 64 73 20 61 6e 64 0d 74 | both ends and.t| 00000b10 68 65 6e 20 72 65 70 6c 61 63 69 6e 67 2e 20 0d |hen replacing. .| 00000b20 41 6e 6f 74 68 65 72 20 70 72 6f 62 6c 65 6d 20 |Another problem | 00000b30 77 68 69 63 68 20 49 20 68 61 76 65 20 68 61 64 |which I have had| 00000b40 20 6d 6f 72 65 20 74 68 61 6e 20 6f 6e 63 65 20 | more than once | 00000b50 61 72 65 20 74 68 65 20 63 61 72 74 72 69 64 67 |are the cartridg| 00000b60 65 20 73 6c 6f 74 73 20 6f 6e 0d 6d 79 20 20 50 |e slots on.my P| 00000b70 6c 75 73 20 31 20 77 68 65 72 65 20 74 68 65 20 |lus 1 where the | 00000b80 63 6f 6e 74 61 63 74 73 20 68 61 76 65 20 77 6f |contacts have wo| 00000b90 72 6e 20 61 6e 64 20 6c 6f 73 74 20 74 68 65 69 |rn and lost thei| 00000ba0 72 20 27 73 70 72 69 6e 67 27 2e 20 48 65 72 65 |r 'spring'. Here| 00000bb0 20 49 0d 73 69 6d 70 6c 79 20 68 61 64 20 74 6f | I.simply had to| 00000bc0 20 63 68 6f 70 20 74 68 65 20 6f 6c 64 20 73 6c | chop the old sl| 00000bd0 6f 74 20 6f 75 74 2c 20 64 65 73 6f 6c 64 65 72 |ot out, desolder| 00000be0 20 74 68 65 20 70 69 6e 73 2c 20 63 6c 65 61 6e | the pins, clean| 00000bf0 20 74 68 65 20 68 6f 6c 65 73 0d 61 6e 64 20 66 | the holes.and f| 00000c00 69 74 20 61 20 6e 65 77 20 73 6c 6f 74 20 77 68 |it a new slot wh| 00000c10 69 63 68 20 49 20 67 6f 74 20 66 72 6f 6d 20 79 |ich I got from y| 00000c20 6f 75 20 67 75 65 73 73 65 64 20 69 74 2c 20 4d |ou guessed it, M| 00000c30 61 70 6c 69 6e 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 6e |aplin. 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