My meter has some limited scope capabilities. I'll start tracing everything 
down and see what I can find. The clock is definitely working and the CPU is 
getting a 2.37mh signal. But I have not checked all the control lines yet. I'll 
check and post the results.

Kurt

On Sat, May 25, 2019, at 5:22 AM, Stephen Adolph wrote:
> Kurt, do you have a scope?
> I would certainly try reseating any socketed parts. Main rom is socketed for 
> sure.
> Then I would start at the clock and work forwards.
> * verify the CPU has clock
> * verify the CPU control lines are toggling
> * look at the address and data lines for toggling and level
> 
> if that all looks ok then, pin by pin on the main rom, check for toggle and 
> level. 
> again for the ram modules.
> to make it easy remove as many ram modules as you can.
> 
> check DC on the power supplies of course.
> 
> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 8:41 PM Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> wrote:
>> __
>> I've got two NEC 8201s that are both dead. I'd like to get them up and 
>> running again. Especially the one with the Japanese keyboard. Has anyone put 
>> together a list of what to check to diagnose where the problem might be. I 
>> have done the power supply test from the service manual and the CPU seems to 
>> be correct but I'm not sure where to start. Both units turn on with a blank 
>> screen.
>> 
>> Kurt

Reply via email to