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Grex > Hardware > #75: Who can disassemble an Imagewriter II | |
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tsty
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Who can disassemble an Imagewriter II
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Oct 16 03:29 UTC 1994 |
Hmmm, I think I'm stumped, darn.
Friend borught over an Imagewriter II to get some fix
done to it, like replace the motherboard.
Ok, I can take things apart .... until this popped onto my bench!
Got a lot of stuff apart but this printer is befuddling!
Who knows how to disassemble an Imagewriter II ?
I'm down to the guts of the thing, but can't get therest of it
figgered out !?
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gregc
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response 1 of 9:
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Oct 16 18:11 UTC 1994 |
I assume you're looking for something a tad subtler than a sledgehammer
and chainsaw?
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davel
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response 2 of 9:
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Oct 16 22:15 UTC 1994 |
Like a torch?
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gregc
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response 3 of 9:
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Oct 17 06:12 UTC 1994 |
Yeah, that's the ticket.....
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davel
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response 4 of 9:
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Oct 17 10:20 UTC 1994 |
(Um, TS, sorry to be so flip. It's just helplessness speaking, at least
in my case - anything I can open you can open better, I think.)
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tsty
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response 5 of 9:
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Oct 17 17:40 UTC 1994 |
I wish "flip" were the most useful method - - but no suggestion left
unconsidered!
Actually would consider using a little more force than I've tried
to date, +if+ I knew that a friction-fit was the assembly method.
Any suggestions about +where+ I could find out? The local Apple people
have this "attitude" about clues. For $75 an hour they can keep their
attitude. It's a mostly legit charge - but that's if you are completely
unable to do anything.
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n8nxf
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response 6 of 9:
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Oct 18 16:44 UTC 1994 |
I have an IW-II but have never had a reason to take it apart. However,
if someone were to give me a Apple Talk board to go in it, I'll let you
know how I got it apart;-) (Ever try opening a Power Book or a wall-wart?)
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mdw
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response 7 of 9:
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Nov 27 02:36 UTC 1994 |
The original macintosh has special idiot proof screws hidden deep inside
the handle grip - it requires a special screw driver with a weird tip
and a long handle just to reach it. grr.
The image writer dates from the same time - so it's likely to have some
equally devious trick to dismantling it.
The later mac's come apart much nicer - I think they must have been
inspired by the Lisa.
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tsty
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response 8 of 9:
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Nov 27 23:10 UTC 1994 |
Thankxx mdw; i've had no problem with the idiot-proof screws
in the handle - I don;t even need a proven idiot to open
mac+/SE/se-30 boxes.
However, this damn imagewriter is streching my idiot tendencies
to the limit! pshaw!
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n8nxf
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response 9 of 9:
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Nov 28 12:56 UTC 1994 |
Try opening a PowerBook some time. ;-)
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