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I doubt it. While I don't know for sure, there's likely no way to remove the arm from the shaft of that motor without disassembling the...
Saturday at 11:12 PM
stepleton
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I think don't power-cycle the Lisa itself --- just turn the Lisa on and reset it several times via the Reset button on the back. If I'm...
Friday at 10:12 PM
stepleton
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Hmm... 5+ times isn't the same as a campaign of a bunch of resets and arm movement attempts right after the other, but it's more than...
Friday at 1:26 AM
stepleton
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But to your point in the message: if a Widget isn't making progress after a few dozen resets like this, I'd assume some other problem or...
Friday at 1:10 AM
stepleton
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Sorry to hear about this @ried , and thanks for trying. The objective is not just to turn the spindle, though, it's to get the arm...
Friday at 1:04 AM
stepleton
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Can third or fourth the recommendation. Needle-nose pliers to tug that pin right out of there :)
Jan 30, 2023
stepleton
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More to know about the servo: Roughly and abstractly speaking, a "servo" is a device that moves to a specific place by measuring where...
Jan 24, 2023
stepleton
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There is nothing too sophisticated that you can do through NeoWidEx or BLU until the Widget decides it's ready to talk to you. The...
Jan 23, 2023
stepleton
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Good. This is what it looks like when a Widget is waking up, in my experience. Keep at it.
Jan 22, 2023
stepleton
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This is a setback, but it may not be a very big deal. The connector is an eight-pin connector for a flat-flex ribbon with what looks...
Jan 22, 2023
stepleton
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52 is an "I/O board COPS error", and I'm not sure why an expansion card should cause that kind of trouble. How soon does it come up ---...
Jan 21, 2023
stepleton
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Hmm about the Widget --- so after repeated resets, or startups and shutdowns, the heads don't seem to advance any further than they did...
Jan 21, 2023
stepleton
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That's longer than I've ever run a Widget continually :) I think my record is probably an afternoon or so. It would be interesting to...
Jan 16, 2023
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Happily 341-0289-D is only a ROM; you could make a new one. There are other, real unobtainium chips on your Widget. If I had to choose...
Jan 15, 2023
stepleton
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If the arm is moving at all, which it is, then the brake is disengaged. I'm pretty confident that the brake is no longer a factor here...
Jan 15, 2023
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