Giving the A1K Some Love... (pRoN!)

So I decided to give my A1000 some attention. I'm the original owner of this machine and I can't remember the last time I had it open. Probably since before I bought my A3000 in '91. So no doubt it's due for some cleanup and restoration work.

After all these years, I'm surprised how good it looks. Some dust and dirt but not bad at all.

When I took the front face off, the floppy led was disconnected. Anyone know where the led plugs in? The wires are very short so you would think it be easy to figure out where to connect it. But I can't for the life of me find the plug on the board or disc drive. :help:

Here's some pics of the dis-assembly. As you can see it's a stock machine other than the addition of a DKB KwikStart and KS1.3 chip.

Anyhow, More pics to come as I clean it up and put her all back together... :coffee:

Nice machine, but you should buy a camera... these pics were shot with a cell phone, huh? :wooha:

Yeah, I know... I have a camera somewhere. Next pics will be better :)

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Originally Posted by LamboJay

So I decided to give my A1000 some attention. I'm the original owner of this machine and I can't remember the last time I had it open. Probably since before I bought my A3000 in '91. So no doubt it's due for some cleanup and restoration work.

After all these years, I'm surprised how good it looks. Some dust and dirt but not bad at all.

When I took the front face off, the floppy led was disconnected. Anyone know where the led plugs in? The wires are very short so you would think it be easy to figure out where to connect it. But I can't for the life of me find the plug on the board or disc drive. :help:

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It actually plugs into the floppy drive. Tonight when I get home from work, I will upload pictures for you to see, as I have 2 1Ks apart right now.

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Originally Posted by quarkx

It actually plugs into the floppy drive.

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I've had mine apart several times recently and this is right.
(It's back together now tho.. )

On mine, the floppy LED plugged into a connector that was attached to the floppy drive.
So, floppy drive had 2 wires coming out of it with a white connector on the end. That connector was plugged into a white connector with wired going to the LED.

That's a terrible description.. ;-( Sorry..
Even I don't know what I was trying to say based on that.. :oops:

desiv

Yep that's it eureka! I understood :D

Thanks guys. Here is the a pic of my led. As you said Desiv, it has a white 2 pin plug. But I don't see a matching plug anywhere on the drive. Not even just 2 pins sticking out. I must be blind!

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Originally Posted by LamboJay

Thanks guys. Here is the a pic of my led. As you said Desiv, it has a white 2 pin plug. But I don't see a matching plug anywhere on the drive. Not even just 2 pins sticking out. I must be blind!

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Should be right off the LED (or normally where the LED is) opposite side of the eject button IIRC. Like I said, I will snap a photo in about 2 hours when I get home from work.

Looking at my drive (I replaced it) now, and it looks a bit different than yours, but my money is those two solder pads right below where it says LED in your pic...
That's the general area the wires are attached on my drive.
(My wires are soldered in closer to the front edge of the board, but right in that area..)

I do wonder what those red/white wires are right around there, because my wires are red/white..

desiv