Fairlight-CMI

Hi David,

Le 23 févr. 08 à 21:12, dvdborn a écrit :
> after having rebuilt the CPU Controller Card I went to pick up the  
> rest of the Series IIx.
>
> It's only now that I've got the complete system and that I can see  
> what else is wrong with
> it.
>
> First thing that I'll be doing before I power it up is to see if  
> the power supply outputs the
> correct voltages and if there are some caps that need to be replaced.
>
> The system contains the following cards:
> CMI02, CMI08, CMI01 - CMI08, Q256, Q133, Q209, Q219, QFC9
>
> 1. Is it normal that there's only one Q256 card? I notice that  
> there are 2 slots for Q256
> cards.
>
Yes is normal... the second Q256 is optional...

> 2. Here's a picture of all the cards with all the connectors  
> connected:
> http://kunst.phl.be/~dvdborn/fairlight/cardcage1.JPG
> Is it normal that the CPU controller card Q133 has 1 port that's  
> not connected? I didn't find
> a connector loose that would fit on that port.
>
Its normal !

> 3. The light pen connectors are gone. Here's a picture of the  
> monitor with the missing
> connector:
> http://kunst.phl.be/~dvdborn/fairlight/Monitor_lightpencon.JPG
> And here's the light pen:
> http://kunst.phl.be/~dvdborn/fairlight/Lightpen.JPG
>
Ouuppsss...

But mine is modified too and work...
If I have time I send to you my schematics...

> I received a light pen with the system but I'm not sure that it's  
> the original one. Can
> anyone confirm this? Also, the wires of the light pen and the wires  
> that come out of the
> monitor have different colors. Does anybody know which color should  
> connected to which
> color, if this is indeed the original light pen?
>
> 4. There's a loose wire on the CPU Controller card. One side is  
> connected but I need to
> know at which IC/pin I need to connect the other end.
> Here's a picture of the restored CPU controller card:
> http://kunst.phl.be/~dvdborn/fairlight/restoredcard.JPG
>
Nice work !

Open front picture of my CMI IIx :

http://jbemond.free.fr/Fairlight/DSC05872p.jpg
http://jbemond.free.fr/Fairlight/DSC05873p.jpg

JB
> Lots of questions but I hope that some of you can help me out.  
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best,
> David