Emax

I really feel sorry for you.
I have 3 Emax 1's, two have the socket display and 1 has the soldered 
display.
The Soldered display is a real headache to remove and can easily go 
down hill on you.


--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "karlscott2301" <karlscott2301@...> 
wrote:
>
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "alancurrall" <alan@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm thinking about putting my Emax on eBay as a spares or repairs 
project for someone 
> > with more time and soldering skills than I have.
> > Here's its history:
> > A week after I bought it, under a  year ago, the power supply 
died on me. I spent a load 
> of 
> > time and over sixty quid sourcing a replacement which I fitted 
without a problem 
> (thanks 
> > to the help of members of this group). Flushed with this success, 
I thought I'd have a 
> stab 
> > at replacing the LCD, on which the backlight had withered and 
caused a high pitched 
> > whining sound. Again I got a lot of good advice from this group 
and spend another 30 
> > quid or so on a replacement. Unfortunately, my soldering skills 
are not up to par.
> > 
> > So now I've got a Emax 1 SE (no SCSI or hard drive) in good 
condition apart from the fact 
> > that I've removed the LCD and not been able to fit the 
replacement, which I still have 
> ready 
> > to be fitted. I also have the manual, the SE upgrade manual 
supplement and disks plus a 
> > fairly large sample library on floppies.
> > 
> > I'm thinking of giving it a starting price of 50 british pounds 
and letting it run as an 
> > auction. However, if anyone from this group is interested I'll 
put a buy it now price for 
> the 
> > same amount on it
> > 
> > Anyone who's interested should be aware that I can't test the 
machine in it's current 
> state 
> > so can offer no guarantees, but it had no other issues before it 
took the LCD off. In fact 
> it 
> > worked perfectly and I wished that I'd just put up with the pale 
display. If you search this 
> > list for my name you'll find a history of the help and advice 
I've had and get a better idea 
> > of the machine.
> > 
> > All the best,
> > Alan
> >
> 
> Does it have original Floppy drive in it if it has and is fully 
working i'll buy that off of you 
> now!!!!
>