davidcalgary29 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Update? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/344733-after-years-of-searchingi-now-own-an-exidy-sorcerer/page/2/#findComment-5336031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
8BitsNoneTheRicher Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 Hi all, Sorry to have lagged on this for so long. Thanks to @davidcalgary29 for the prompt... When I got the machine, I was surprised to plug the thing on and it was already turned on and running. I thought I'd managed to turn the power switch off...in the end it turns out that both the power switch and fuse holder were broken and the previous owner had simply wired around both internally (yikes!). I went off to source both and frankly the machine sat on my bench for months while I worked on other projects (have I told you about my Lisa? Or my PET?). Your prompt got me off my duff and I installed the new power switch and ordered a replacement fuse holder. Meanwhile I've had the Teensy all loaded up and the leads soldered to it for months as well, awaiting getting the power sorted first. The fuse holder and switch took some research to replace because of course I needed replacements that fit the existing holes, etc. This turned out to be a little trickier than I'd originally thought, but in the end everything will look very close to factory. I might have mentioned that I proactively swapped all the power board caps just in case. Since I had a working power switch, I felt confident enough to power the thing up for the first time in a while and of course it still works great. Here's a photo I recently posted to r/VintageComputing showing it working and running "GOTO 10" next to my PET. So at the present I have the fuse holder sitting at home (I'm on the road) and will put it at the Teensy in when I return. I moved the Sorcerer out of my back room and into a prominent place in my self-styled Vintage Computer Museum, where it's sandwiched between a 2001-32N PET and a TRS-80 Model I (with Expansion Interface and disk drive emulator). So the upshot is that I now have a "1970s desk" for my systems. (Note: the photo has my Mac SE/30 to the left of the Sorcerer, but I moved the TRS-80 there instead--made more sense!). I will post an update in a week or so once I have the final pieces in place. Thanks for your interest! 😊 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/344733-after-years-of-searchingi-now-own-an-exidy-sorcerer/page/2/#findComment-5339047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) Congrats! I've not had trouble with the power supply board caps, but have seen some shorted motherboard decoupling caps, FYI. Edited November 7, 2023 by ClausB Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/344733-after-years-of-searchingi-now-own-an-exidy-sorcerer/page/2/#findComment-5344815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 For those who have no idea what this is (like me), I found this great video that goes into a LOT of detail: 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/344733-after-years-of-searchingi-now-own-an-exidy-sorcerer/page/2/#findComment-5349824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 On 11/16/2023 at 10:56 AM, 82-T/A said: a LOT of detail And some of it correct! 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/344733-after-years-of-searchingi-now-own-an-exidy-sorcerer/page/2/#findComment-5354843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 We should ask Al to create a Sorcerer sub forum. There has to be at least 5 of us here. 2 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/344733-after-years-of-searchingi-now-own-an-exidy-sorcerer/page/2/#findComment-5354871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClausB Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 10/27/2023 at 12:06 PM, 8BitsNoneTheRicher said: I will post an update in a week or so once I have the final pieces in place. Any update? 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/344733-after-years-of-searchingi-now-own-an-exidy-sorcerer/page/2/#findComment-5411526 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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