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- From: malachai@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Tod Ihde)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Hot 1541!
- Message-ID: <8165@orbit.cts.com>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 17:45:03 GMT
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- Organization: People-Net [pnet51], Minneapolis, MN.
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- pholland@iastate.edu (Paul J Hollander) writes:
- >In article <7240003@hpuerca.atl.hp.com> cba@hpuerca.atl.hp.com (Brian
- >Abernathy) writes:
- >>Pardon me if this is a FAQ, but...
- >>
- >>My brother has two 1541 disk drives, and both have a problem where a chip
- >>inside them overheats, and the unit shuts down. When the system is turned
- >>off, and allowed to cool, everything is fine.
- >>
- >>Is this something that can be easily remedied, without taking it to a repair
- >>shop? He is a ham, and familiar with electronics.
- >
- >Hot 1541s aren't unusual. First, if the drives are stacked one on top of
- >the other, unstack them. Otherwise try
- >1) blocks of wood under the legs to raise the drive and improve air
- > circulation.
- >2) a cardboard cylinder 2 ft high at the vent on the top of the 1541.
- > It's a chimney.
- >3) a fan. Some put the fan on the top of the 1541. I put one underneath,
- > blowing air through a piece of air conditioner filter into the drive.
- > The filter traps dust.
- >
- >Paul Hollander pholland@iastate.edu
- >Behold the tortoise: he makes no progress unless he sticks his neck out.
-
-
- Paul, that still doesn't take care of the problem- the chips will eventually
- fail, and no amount of fanning or cardboard will help.
- He can easily buy the chips from a dealer / distributor (I think we buy from
- Tenex on occasion) and install them himself.
- Malachai.
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