Fairlight-CMI

David
the Lightpen is correct
You can come to my place and see how the wiring on my IIx and Series I
are. Maybe that will help !
David

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Jean-Bernard EMOND <jbemond@...>
wrote:
>
> 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
>