Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!grkermit!masscomp!clyde!akgua!sb1!sb6!bpa!burdvax!presby!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!SPURGEON@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA From: SPURGEON@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Kaypro flaky???? - (nf) Message-ID: <14065@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sun, 27-Nov-83 18:38:26 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.14065 Posted: Sun Nov 27 18:38:26 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Dec-83 02:17:17 EST Lines: 26 From: Bud Spurgeon The Kaypro I own and the Kaypros owned by friends of mine have all worked since day one. I HAVE heard of Kaypro II problems with the disk drives. The Kaypros with drives mounted horizontally and stacked on top of one another (the vast majority) seem to be prone to drive overheating problems, especially if used in hot environments (as one might expect). There's no fan in the Kaypro so heat buildup can cause intermittent failures. Addition of a small fan, or circulating the air around the machine seems to help. Kaypro has also had some problems with assembly procedures apparently putting too much stress on disk drive doors with the result that the door hinge assembly breaks. This can be solved by loosening the drives and pulling them forward a bit to relieve the stress. My machine has given no problems in 10 months of use. I've recently modified it for 5 MHZ operation and now I'm eyeing a faster monitor prom and terminal prom set available from Micro Cornucopia magazine. That's one thing I really like about the Kaypro - since it's based on the widely used "Big Board I" there's all sorts of video and disk drive add-ons becoming available for extending the machine. -Bud -------