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From: rfl@oddjob.uchicago.edu (Bob Loewenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: macII doesn't turn on
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Date: 21 Sep 90 14:38:55 GMT
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Thanks to all those who had possible solutions to my mac II problem.
These suggestions included:
  1. The problem discussed by Robin Goldstone where unplugging the mac
    and waiting 10-20 seconds, then replugging will allow the mac to
    turn on.
  2. Bad lithium batteries.
  3. Bad connection on the adb bus

Unfortunately none of these suggestions applied to my mac. I did get
this report from Bill Buikema here at UC:
> Here's the scoop.  Apple has announced free repair of those MacIIs that have
> this problem if they are within a specified range of serial numbers.  Talk
> to the Computer Center repair person about it.  It involves the replacement
> of the power supply with a modified version.  Someone in out lab had this
> problem, and was very frustrated.  Somedays it would come on, others no.

I'm pursuing this line of attack.

-bob