From: kjpmail@gmail.com   
      
   Would that there was an Apple II user group in my area, and someone in that   
   user group who could help me learn that skill.  What I think that I saw this   
   weekend is that I can't teach myself these skills.  I may well have been able   
   to learn them from a    
   teacher, but I am likely to wreck things if I try to be an autodidact.   
      
   If there is anyone in New England seeing this message who wouldn't mind   
   teaching someone the basics of soldering, etc., I would be very grateful.    
   Unfortunately, the founder and leading Apple II guru of the Rhode Island Apple   
   User Group passed away    
   nearly a decade ago.   
      
      
   On Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 3:32:01 AM UTC-4, Michael J. Mahon wrote:   
   > KP  wrote:    
   > > Thank you. I would gladly buy a dead circuit board from someone in order    
   > > to harvest the two-pin connectors. That said, this has re-affirmed that    
   > > I do not know what I am doing when it comes to manipulating the innards    
   > > of these machines beyond removing cards and installing cards. Every time    
   > > that I hear someone say "it's just a little soldering" or "these machines    
   > > are built tough," I am going to remember this and remember that no, I    
   > > really do not know what I am doing. I can't work with the insides of    
   > > these computers without wrecking them. And I just re-learned that lesson   
   the hard way.    
   > >    
   > > For that reason, is there anyone in New England who would do that sort of    
   > > soldering for a fee? I would gladly drive this machine and, once I have    
   > > it, a dead circuit board with the necessary two-pin connector, to anyone   
   willing to do it.    
   > >    
   > >    
   > >    
   > > On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 11:59:40 AM UTC-4, mspa...@ifiber.tv wrote:    
   > >> It's not ruined. The fan isn't essential. I have no fan in mine.    
   > >>    
   > >> That said, if you can find a similar connector on some other scrap    
   > >> circuit board, a bit of work with a soldering iron will transplant the    
   > >> part easily. Two pin connectors are pretty common.    
   > >> On Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 11:28:11 AM UTC-7, KP wrote:    
   > >>> I tried to do my own PSU swap on a Rom 03, and I broke the gold pins    
   > >>> that connect to the FAN connection on the motherboard.    
   > >>>    
   > >>> Is there anyone out there who knows whether it is even possible to fix    
   > >>> this? Or did I just ruin an otherwise-good Rom 03?    
   > >>>    
   > >>> Thank you.    
   > >   
   > Getting another IIgs main board just to “harvest” a 2-pin Molex   
   connector    
   > is gross overkill. These connectors are very cheap and widely available,    
   > both as salvage and new. For example, any old desktop PC will have some,    
   > and such machines are much less scarce than a IIgs.    
   >    
   > But the real issue is that it is completely irrelevant to the normal    
   > functioning of your machine. Unless you plan to fill the slots with    
   > power-hungry cards, you’ll have no need for a fan, and therefore no need    
   > for a new fan connector.    
   >    
   > BTW, don’t sell yourself short. Anyone can become proficient at soldering    
   > given the right iron, the right solder, and a few hours of practice on    
   > scrap printed circuit boards (like an old PC, or even a TV). If you hope    
   > to keep your Apple II’s running for years, soldering is an excellent skill    
   > to develop.    
   >    
   > --    
   > -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com   
      
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