Howdy everyone, longtime listener; first time caller.
Curious to see if anyone has run across a similar issue before in the wild. Just got this pismo 400, and it seems somebody either overtightened or used the wrong screws after a past teardown. The machine powers up but shuts off when moved or picked up. I didn't notice this at first and suspected a faulty power cable connection, but after discovering the protruding screws I think it's safe to assume that it's shorting out somewhere inside. I'm not sure how I'm going to fix this, but I am playing with the idea of also replacing the outer lid and bottom case as a restoration project and maybe even make a video or writeup about the process for marchintosh.
Curious to see if anyone has run across a similar issue before in the wild. Just got this pismo 400, and it seems somebody either overtightened or used the wrong screws after a past teardown. The machine powers up but shuts off when moved or picked up. I didn't notice this at first and suspected a faulty power cable connection, but after discovering the protruding screws I think it's safe to assume that it's shorting out somewhere inside. I'm not sure how I'm going to fix this, but I am playing with the idea of also replacing the outer lid and bottom case as a restoration project and maybe even make a video or writeup about the process for marchintosh.
. Take it apart and see, someone has done it and it probably worked like this for years, it might be a faulty DC jack that makes it switch off when moved, over this butchery.