Fairlight-CMI

Hi Howard,

It helps if you aternately apply pressure at the high end and the low end 
so you dont have to get past the 'entrypoint' of all contacts at once.

I'd gently push on the board itself, without touching (bending) any of the
components. 'wiggling it' my help.

Regards,
Harald

> Hi WT
>
> Thank you so much for the reply.
>
> So basically - it sounds like I am not pushing hard enough?
>
> Which part of the PCB do you push?
> Do I push it on the black tabs or on the board its self?
>
> THANK YOU for your help...
> All the best
> Howard
>
>
> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "WT" <waveterm@...> wrote:
>>
>> I had the same problem.
>>
>> My guess is that it was a long time ago since the cards were removed.
>>
>> Put on some heavy-duty gloves and with both thumbs, press that sucker
>> in. It
>> helps if you have the mainframe positioned up against a wall or have a
>> friend to hold it so it doesn´t move.....
>>
>> WT
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Howard Smith" <hjsmkv@...>
>> To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 9:29 PM
>> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] llx PCB's
>>
>>
>> Hi Guys
>>
>> Newbie here -
>> Ok - this may sound like a silly question and I am sure it is...
>>
>> I have my llx and just had a PCB repaired.
>> My question is how do you get the b***** back in?
>>
>> I do not want to force it,but it really does not want to lock.
>> I have it the right way around and in the right slots.
>> It just will not lock in?
>>
>> I tried to unlock and then re lock Q256 as this seemed to be the easiest
>> one
>> to see what was going on, and you guessed it - I can not get this one
>> back
>> in either...
>>
>> I know I am being a Muppet - but having waited 25 years to play it, I
>> really
>> do not want to screw it up at this stage.
>>
>> I am a very technical guy with my specialty in problem solving, but this
>> has
>> me stumped..
>>
>> Dying to play it - so Any help or tricks would be wonderful...
>>
>> Thank you
>> Howard
>>
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