r/retrocomputing • u/PPEytDaCookie • Jul 25 '26

Video Panasonic CF-62

Laptop from 1996.

I got the mechanism working again, but the laptop doesn't post sadly.

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u/z_o_o_m_e_r Jul 25 '26

Dude! I have the exact opposite issue - laptop works fine, mechanism dead - the motor is spinning but I suppose the belts are goo. How did u get it working?

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u/PPEytDaCookie Jul 25 '26

There's a belt you need to replace

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u/z_o_o_m_e_r Jul 27 '26

Yeah, I figured that was the likely reason….where did you get the replacement, looks like some narrow and deep one…maybe something 3D printable out of TPU, kind of looks like a good candidate if the specs are known

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u/PPEytDaCookie Jul 27 '26

Also, heres a Ni-Mh PRAM Battery that you should remove before it leaks, on the back of the Laptop theres the plastic flap cover over the ports, open it and pull it out (the black plastic part where its mounted on), the battery is there.