Iron - the experience of sadistic repair the keyboard port.
11 April 1997
Resuscitation, with ...
(C) WLODEK BLACK
Transplant tissue in the body "GrandRomMax",
or "experience" sadistic repair the keyboard port.
The other day I happened to solve the problem in the circuit
input data from the keyboard in "GRM 2 +. As a result,
electrostatic discharge was broken one channel chip
K555AP5 (hereinafter AP5), through which you are entering the
state row of keys corresponding to the bit 0 of data bus. This
channel connected: input - output 17, output - pin 3 AP5. I've
been ready to savagely tear of the board faulty chip, when
I fear: the data lines keyboard - 5 plus 1 more
line tape input; total 6, and channels in the AP5 - 8. Then
that at least one of the other sort of free
channels do not really used in the scheme of the computer was
clear at a glance: the 11-foot chip, I was reliably
soldered to the ground. I unplug it from the ground and started
her wire from the old, faulty channel. The yield of the new
channel - 9-th output circuits - and so was free. Since the old
Channel is down a precipice, not short-circuit, I
left a 17-second output is connected to the board - no big
deal. And all computer working! So if a GRM-e flies keyboard
port, but only one channel, not necessarily to change the
AP-shku - reserve for repairs is in the scheme itself. Maybe
the two channels can be replaced by unused - GRM-circuit and I
have not, I to act as the scientific method, using as a spear
Probes avometra TS4315 and digital probe PRTS-2.
Location "sore spot" shown in the pseudo-
Figure:
Circular connectors LPT
November 17
AP3 AP5
September 3
processor
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