[Coco] CoCo 1 troubles

[Arthur Flexser]

For the cartridge door, maybe a light penetrating lubricant like 3-in-1 oil
might do the trick?

Art

On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 9:09 PM Salvador Garcia via Coco <
coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

>  Update:
>
> Stuck cartridge cover. I opened the CoCo 1 and found the spring correctly
> placed on the hinge of the cover (or flap). No noticeable grime, but I can
> attempt to clean it to see if that makes a difference.
>
> Any cleaning suggestions? I could attempt to remove the metal rod that is
> part of the hinge, but prefer not to do so unless I have a concise idea on
> how to do this.
>
> As always thanks.
>
> Also, I opened up the floppy controller cart and reseated all chips,
> although they all looked like they were in place. I also cleaned the edge
> connectors. On side of one of them had some black stuff on it. Some of it
> came off with alcohol, more of it with a soft rubber eraser.
>
> I hooked everything up and this made no difference in the keyboard
> behavior described in the initial post.
>
> FYI: My CoCo has an "E" motherboard.
>
> Salvador
>
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