BalloonFighter Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Thank you very much for the links. 3. Error signs? need to be more specific... Every disk I put in the drive now gives me a blue screen that says "BOOT ERROR" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Probably a dirty read head and now ruining all your Diskettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalloonFighter Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Probably a dirty read head and now ruining all your Diskettes. Well I only used a select few diskettes before the drive stopped properly working and I haven't used that drive since I got it almost a week ago, so I should be fine. I am now using the working 1050 drive that was in its plastic bag in the box. Haven't had a single problem with that one yet, and the diskettes I used still thankfully seem to be fine. But I'll definitely look into cleaning the non-working drive and maybe my working drive just to stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 sometimes the switches in the back of a 1050 are in the wrong position or get funky, slide em around and select it as drive one or two if you already have a drive one... make sure to plug the cord into the drive before plugging into the wall. make sure onely one drive is set as #1 #2 #3 #4 if two drives have the same id they will error.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalloonFighter Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hey guys, I'm back with some new questions: 1. My 410 tape drive still does not work. I opened it up and found that the rubber belts that run the drive were loose and warped. Is there any way to replace the belts? 2. The little piece of metal that is on the inside of the cartridge door on both the 400 and 800 has fallen off of both my 400 and 800. What is the best way to stick it back on? Also, I cleaned both my 1050 drives. The working one had little to no dust inside of it and the read head was pretty much clean. I can't say the same for the other one. Even after cleaning all the dust and grime out of it, it still doesn't want to function properly, and I even checked the swich on the back as _The Doctor__ mentioned. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 High temperature double sided sticky tape, same stuff you use in automobiles, seems to work fine on the metal doors. Belts from electronic repair shop (the kind that fix car steroes and home stereo equipment) some old tv repair shops still have belts as well just take the old one with you... or try the usual places... best, bravo sierra, b&c.... etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalloonFighter Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Thanks once again for the advice. I'm currently moving my collection to a different part of my house, and that includes my Atari 8-bit stuff, so once I get that stuff moved, I will check out where in my area I can find those belts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I'm a newbie on this forum and have a small problem with my 130XE, which can be seen in my attached photo's. I dug out my machine, which had lain in storage for 25+ years, and decided to clean it. While dismantling it the 'D' key cap fell off, caused by the plastic circular locating ring underneath being perished. I lost the pieces (there were lots of them) so even if I had managed to find any of them, I doubt it would have been complete once repaired. Since the case was grotty with age, I decided to spruce it up with some paint. This will probably be seen as sacrilege by some, but it was less trouble than the peroxide bath option.... Question is, does anyone on the group have any spare caps for sale? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfeuh Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I decided to spruce it up with some paint. This will probably be seen as sacrilege by some, but it was less trouble than the peroxide bath option.... Hello, I think it's awesome... Except the green button on the right side! Regards, Pfeuh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SynMonger Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Since the case was grotty with age, I decided to spruce it up with some paint. This will probably be seen as sacrilege by some, but it was less trouble than the peroxide bath option.... Question is, does anyone on the group have any spare caps for sale? The paint job looks nice! As for caps, if you can't find just the one you need I think Best Electronics still sells replacement keyboards for $25 to $35. The shipping might be expensive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hello, I think it's awesome... Except the green button on the right side! Regards, Pfeuh This has now been painted matt black to match the underside of the case. It is a 'cold' reset button, to prevent heavy use of the on/off switch which will wear it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 The paint job looks nice! As for caps, if you can't find just the one you need I think Best Electronics still sells replacement keyboards for $25 to $35. The shipping might be expensive though. Yes, I contacted them in relation to a keyboard and the shipping will be quite expensive. I am going to look around for a key cap (or perhaps a whole set) before going to the expense of postage from America. There must be failed keyboards around the place - when I worked in the industry (back when the Atari XE was current!) faulty machines were not unusual. I have about six different laptop keyboards lying around...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I have a bunch of those keyboards. If you're in the UK, PM me your address and I'll post you a spare key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I have a bunch of those keyboards. If you're in the UK, PM me your address and I'll post you a spare key. I really appreciate the offer. I hope it doesn't cause too much problem my being on the other side of the Irish sea in Dublin. I am more than happy to make any paypal payment you need for the postage costs. If this is OK, I will send you my address and payment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 No problem. Just send me the address and I'll let you know if postage is more than a couple of quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ripdubski Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nice job with paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 No problem. Just send me the address and I'll let you know if postage is more than a couple of quid. Should I contact you with my postal address on here, or at a non forum e-mail address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Anything's good. PM here is ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 OK then. Please send to: John Cully, 63 Dunmanus Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7, Ireland As soon as you let me know how much to pay you, it will quickly be sent by paypal. Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Anything's good. PM here is ideal. As a 'newbie', I'm not sure what PM means. Is there something I need to do? Best regards and thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 As a 'newbie', I'm not sure what PM means. Is there something I need to do? Best regards and thanks in advance. PM means personal message or private message. You can send messages to forum's users. Just click on the envelope icon in the upper part of the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 OK then. Please send to: John Cully, 63 Dunmanus Road, Cabra West, Dublin 7, Ireland As soon as you let me know how much to pay you, it will quickly be sent by paypal. Best regards. Thanks. Will post on Tuesday. Sorry for the delay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 PM means personal message or private message. You can send messages to forum's users. Just click on the envelope icon in the upper part of the screen. OK, understood. It seems so obvious now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Thanks. Will post on Tuesday. Sorry for the delay! No problem. I will post updated photo's of the 130XE when it's fully restored to health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast229 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I guess I should let the members know of my Atari hardware. A boxed (silver) 48K Atari 800 PAL. A boxed (silver) 48K Atari 800 NTSC. An Atari XE551 disk drive. A 1050 drive with happy chip installation. An XC12 tape deck - Japanese manufacture. A 1010 tape deck. The Atari 130XE as shown above - which includes the box in good condition. All of these include original Atari brand power supplies where applicable. A disassembled 1040STE, and a Mega 1 ST. Also 4 x Atari 2600jr. consoles (working) although these do not have power supplies. I have converted a suitable non Atari psu to suit the 2600. I also own a Philips 8533 14" monitor which has composite audio and video inputs for the 8 bits, and an 8833 which works with the ST models. Quality of these is excellent, even if they are crt's... Plus a nice Commodore branded 14" screen, which has separate chrominance and luminance video inputs. Excellent picture reproduction on this also. I need to dig through my stash to see if I have forgotten anything, which I will add to this list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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