I did check the battery before, but now that I look more closely there is some leakage just beginning to occur. It hasn't reached the board yet, but I think I should play it safe and remove it. Thanks for mentioning that.
When you do a cold start do you hold the buttons then press the power switch, or do you press them after powering the computer on? Thanks. On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 5:50 PM, Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: > Fresh AAs will be fine; (you did check that there's no sign of any leakage > around the internal NiCd battery?) > > Cold start: > Hold down CTRL BREAK while you press RESET > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Joshua Ray <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 15, 2017 5:39 PM > *Subject:* Re: [M100] Tandy 200 repair, guidance requested > > I don't have the power adapter unfortunately. Will it function just as > well on AA batteries? > > Could you also explain what you mean by cold start? > > Thanks! > > On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 5:34 PM, John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Power problems are common when you first get a Model T out of storage. >> >> Generally it needs to be plugged in, left on overnight to get the >> internal nicad charged up. Then do a cold start to clear the RAM. >> >> -- John. >> > >
