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    Opening up Mac Portable Battery

    I read someone here used acetone to loosen up the top and then pried it off. Just don’t understand how the acetone wouldn’t melt the case also and not just the “glue”. I think the dremel will be my last resort. Hopefully someone who tried the acetone method will chime in here how that worked out.
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    Opening up Mac Portable Battery

    Is there a way to open an original m5120 lead acid battery without mangling up the case? I have a working after market battery, but really want to get one working that looks more original. Thanks, Cheers, Corey
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    Lisa 1 mouse and Mac M0100 mouse repair info

    Well in case anyone needs the part numbers (the IR emitter was easy as someone has posted it here in the past and a quick google search found it, but the receiver wasn't so clear cut) so I figured I'd make this post. Remember to replace the receiver you will need to completely de-solder the...
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    Who is going to Vintage Computer Festival East (May 18th to 20th)?

    I know this is a shameless plug, but there are a bunch of vintage Mac and Mac portable exhibits.  I also know the museum got a whole bunch of compact Macs running to sell at the consignment sale as part of a fund raising effort, so now is the time to prove compact Macs are like Tribbles and...
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    Lisa Keyboard Pads

    I do the same, I use low density foam from Home Depot which is sticky on one side and permanent double sided tape which does not require any peeling.  Then I punch out the sandwich.  The other key it so make sure the Mylar(space blanket) has the non conductive side outward since it’s not about...
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    Lisa 2/10 Error code 82 :(

    I don’t think that would be an option for the FloppyEmu.   It only emulates an Hd20 because the HD20 was hacked by Apple into the floppy port for a Mac 512/512e.    The Lisa can’t even use two floppy drives at once.   The widget connects to a dedicated parallel interface which makes it a major...
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    Lisa 2/10 Error code 82 :(

    I don’t think the floppyEmu can emulate a Lisa hard drive  (profile or widget). For that you need something like an XProfile.  When setting up my Lisa before I got my widget working, I used the floppyEmu to install BLU on my XProfile, made a floppy and then used BLU to test and fix my hard...
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    Anyone have a DC42 image of Lisa COBOL

    Exactly why I want it...!!!! Thanks...
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    Anyone have a DC42 image of Lisa COBOL

    I can't seem to find a good copy anywhere, just links to the documentation and pictures of the box.  I'm looking for the version that is native Lisa and not one for XENIX. Thanks in advance, Cheers, Corey
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    Retr0Bright Questions

    I found the best results actually were to complete remove all the plastic parts,and emblems.  Use liquid mask on any paper decals that I couldn’t remove with a hair dryer for reattachment later and simply take a giant plastic Rubbermaid tub (not see though) and fill it with a gallon of 40 liquid...
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    400k drive microswitches

    Thanks, solved it.  It seems that there was a cold solder joint on that front microswitch.   It wasn't glowing.  now it is... All seems good now...
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    400k drive microswitches

    I'm using a scratch disk that should prompt me to initialize, the system doesn't recognize anything is in the drive.   The pressure pad is present and it does go in all the way. Thanks, Cheers, Corey
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    400k drive microswitches

    OK, thanks.  Well I cleaned them with 99.9% ISP and still nothing.  When I insert a disk, the drive spins, but the computer doesn't see that a disk is inserted. Any ideas on what to check? Thanks, Corey
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    400k drive microswitches

    Ok.  My new to me external 400k drive doesn’t see when a disk is inserted.  I cleaned and lubed the ejection mechanism already.  The drive was pretty dirty, so I’m guessing the microswitche(s) are dirty.  Before I take the whole drive apart, are these optical because they look like a U shape...
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    Got a Lisa 2/10 on the way and have some questions....

    Do you happen to have a caps list for the electrolytics on video board and psu? BTW, The Lisa hasn’t been powered on in years.   So I expect to treat it like it hasn’t been powered on since the 80’s.  Cheers, Corey
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