Re: Multia hardware problems

[Werner Backes <werner%bit-1.de@localhost>]

Hi Viviane,

Am 10.11.2023 um 19:56 schrieb Vivianne Ombretta:
> I have a Multia which has never worked since I obtained it. I know 
that the clock battery has been dead the whole time, someone replaced it 
with a CR2430 which is in rough shape. Will these machines start at all 
without a working battery?

I just fired up my Multia that had been sitting on the shelf for more 
than a decade and it boots up, even with the battery disconnected.

> Furthermore, it really looks like there should be something between 
the external power button and the PSU's power switch, but that's 
completely gone on mine.

I'm sure mine didn't had this issue when I last used it but now it has. 
It looks like there was a little rubber part that connects the metal rod 
that is coming from the front push button to the PSU's power switch and 
this rubber part has becoem brittle and has fallen apart. Should be easy 
to replace with a 3D printed part or just some electrical tape wrapped 
around the rod and teh PSU switch.

> I'm almost certain I'm going to at least have to recap the PSU. Has 
anyone already done so to theirs, and if so, could you send the cap list?

Didn't have to do this on mine. But back then, when I got this machine, 
I had to do the "Multia Heat Death" repair Jason mentioned to get it 
working. It seems to be an issue on a lot of Multias. Can't help with 
the PSU caps though.

Werner